Memcached is a content caching platform, which is used to increase the load speed of database-driven Internet sites by caching the calls and the replies between the website visitor and the server. In simple terms, anytime a particular web page on such a site is accessed, the script sends a database query to get the information that should be displayed to the visitor. In case the latter clicks on a link to go to a different web page, the entire procedure is carried out again and this generates lots of database requests and high server load, even more so if the site has lots of concurrent visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this exchange of information, so if any of these web pages is opened again, the script no longer needs to request any content from the database, as everything is provided by the Memcached platform. In this way, the overall loading speed of your website will increase and you’ll enjoy more satisfied visitors and they’ll be able to navigate through your site faster. Plus, the Memcached platform "refreshes" its cache if any info in the database is updated, so the website users will never wind up seeing out-of-date data.

Memcached in Shared Hosting

Memcached comes as an upgrade with each and every shared hosting package that we are offering and in case you’d like to use it for any script-based website that you host on our cutting-edge cloud website hosting platform, you will be able to order it in a few easy steps through your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. During the process, you’ll be given the option to upgrade two different things – the number of instances and the memory. The first one is related to the number of the sites that can use the Memcached data caching system at the same time, so if you need it for several sites, you can get a handful of instances. The second one refers to the total amount of memory that Memcached will be allowed to use in order to cache information, so for numerous websites (or for one single large-sized site), you’d better order more memory for better performance. The memory is offered in increments of 16 megabytes and more memory can be ordered at any moment. With the Memcached caching system, any script-based site hosted on our servers will open blazing-fast.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you order one of our semi-dedicated server packages, you’ll find Memcached as an optional feature in the Upgrades part of your Hepsia Control Panel, so if you want to use it for any of the websites hosted in your account, you can activate it with only a couple of mouse clicks. The platform is ideal for any script-based software app such as WordPress, Joomla™, or even an in-house made one, and depending on your needs, you will be able to choose two different things – how many websites will use Memcached, i.e. the number of instances; and how much content will be stored, i.e. the amount of system memory that the platform will use. The two features are not tied to each other, so if you have a popular Internet site with lots of content, you can get one instance and a larger amount of system memory. Memcached will accelerate the performance of your websites soon after you enable it and both you and your website visitors will enjoy better load speeds.

Memcached in VPS Servers

Memcached comes by default with all VPS web hosting plans that are ordered with our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel. The PHP extension it requires so as to perform correctly is compiled when the VPS server is configured, so you can start using the data caching platform as soon as your brand-new virtual server is fully functional. The memory that the Memcached platform can employ depends on the given plan, but even with the lower-end ones, you’ll get several hundred megabytes that will be at your disposal for this platform exclusively. This will permit you to increase the overall performance of numerous sites hosted on the server at the same time and to decrease the load on the machine even if you’ve got busy script-based online portals with numerous visitors. The caching platform can be used with any script – Mambo, Joomla™ or Drupal™, or a custom-developed script, and you will observe the faster overall performance shortly after you begin using it.

Memcached in Dedicated Servers

If you buy one of our dedicated servers and if you select Hepsia as your web hosting Control Panel during the signup procedure, you will get the Memcached distributed memory caching platform as standard and you can set it up for each website that you host on the dedicated machine without upgrading or installing anything. It will start storing information as people open your site, so you will detect the effects of using it shortly thereafter. The minimum amount of system memory that will be available to the platform is 3 GB and naturally, the more powerful the dedicate server plan, the more memory Memcached will have at its disposal. This amount will enable you to take advantage of the caching platform for a lot of sites or for an extremely popular site without compromising its efficiency. The Memcached caching platform will permit you to enhance the speed of any database-driven website very quickly – a Joomla™ portal, a WordPress personal weblog, an OpenCart e-shop, etcetera, and to improve the overall performance of your dedicated machine.