Memcached is a content caching platform, which is used to supercharge the overall performance of database-driven websites by caching the queries and the responses between the website visitor and the server. In other words, every time a given web page on such a website is accessed, the script queries its database to fetch the information that should be shown to the website visitor. In case the latter clicks a link to go to some other page, the entire operation is repeated and this generates plenty of database queries and high load on the server, especially if the website has a lot of concurrent visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this information exchange, so if any of these pages is opened again, the script no longer needs to cull any data from the database, since everything is provided by the caching platform. Thus, the overall load speed of your website will increase and you’ll enjoy more happy visitors and they’ll be able to surf through your site faster. In addition, the Memcached platform updates its cache whenever any content in the database is modified, so the website users will never wind up seeing outdated data.
Memcached in Shared Hosting
Memcached is offered as an upgrade with each and every shared hosting account that we are offering and if you would like to use it for any script-driven Internet site that you host on our avant-garde cloud platform, you will be able to enable it in a few simple steps through your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. In the meantime, you will get the option to upgrade two different things – the number of instances and the memory. The first one refers to the number of the websites that can use the Memcached caching system at the same time, so if you need it for several sites, you can order a number of instances. The second one has to do with the maximum amount of memory that Memcached will be allowed to use in order to cache info, so for lots of sites (or for one popular site), you’d better get more memory for improved performance. The memory is available in increments of 16 MB and more memory can be added at any time. With Memcached, every script-based Internet site hosted on our servers will load much faster.
Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you buy one of our semi-dedicated server packages, you will find Memcached as an optional upgrade in the Upgrades section of your Hepsia Control Panel, so if you’d like to use it for any of the Internet sites hosted in your semi-dedicated server hosting account, you can activate it with only a few clicks. The data caching platform is ideal for any script-powered web app like WordPress, Joomla™, or even a custom-made application, and depending on your needs, you’ll be able to select two different features – how many Internet sites will use Memcached, in other words – the number of instances; and how much info will be cached, i.e. the amount of memory that the platform will employ. The two features are not bound to each other, so if you manage a traffic-consuming site with lots of data, you can get one instance and a larger amount of system memory. Memcached will optimize the performance of your sites soon after you activate it and both you and your visitors will enjoy much better loading times.
Memcached in VPS Servers
You’ll get Memcached with each of the VPS server packages offered by us if you select Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to activate the content caching platform via the section with the exact same name. The configuration takes a few clicks and you will see the difference in the overall performance of your Internet sites almost momentarily. The amount of memory that the Memcached caching platform can use to store data depends on the particular VPS plan that you’ve selected, but at any rate it won’t be less than several hundred megabytes, which is quite enough even for multiple traffic-heavy websites. You can use the Memcached platform with sites powered by WordPress, Joomla™ or any other web app and decrease the load on your virtual server, which will permit you to keep using the current package rather than migrating to a more powerful one, as you simply won’t need it. Memcached is already being used by famous websites such as Reddit, Wikipedia and Zynga, which shows its efficacy.
Memcached in Dedicated Servers
You can make use of the full potential of Memcached with each and every dedicated server offered by our company in case you select Hepsia as your Control Panel. A section in it is dedicated to the distributed memory object caching system and you can begin using Memcached for any Internet site hosted on the machine with only several mouse clicks. You can increase the performance of any site, irrespective of what script-powered application you rely on or how popular the Internet site is, as the minimum amount of system memory that Memcached will be able to use is 3 gigabytes and this amount rises enormously with the higher-end dedicated servers. Shortly after the system is activated, it will start caching data each time somebody visits your website, so, as soon as enough information has been cached, you will distinguish the decreased load on your dedicated server and the optimized overall performance of your website. The Memcached system is being used by many sites, among them popular portals such as Reddit, Zynga and Wikipedia, which confirms the effectiveness of the Memcached system.