Memcached is a distributed memory object caching platform, which is used to improve the loading speed of database-powered sites by caching the calls and the responses between the website visitor and the server. To put it differently, anytime a given page on such a website is requested, the script calls its database to get the information that should be displayed to the website visitor. In case the latter clicks on a hyperlink to go to a different web page, the entire process is executed again and this results in a lot of database calls and higher load on the server, even more so if the website has a lot of simultaneous visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this information exchange, so if any of these web pages is accessed again, the script no longer needs to cull any information from the database, as everything is delivered by the Memcached platform. In this way, the overall load speed of your website will "soar" and you’ll have more happy visitors and they’ll be able to browse your website much faster. Moreover, Memcached updates its cache whenever any data in the database is updated, so the website users will never wind up seeing old data.
Memcached in Website Hosting
The Memcached caching system comes as an upgrade with every Linux website hosting that we are offering and you’ll be able to begin using it once you order it, since the PHP extension that it needs so as to perform correctly is already installed on our innovative cloud website hosting platform. You can order the upgrade through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is offered with every shared hosting package and a brand-new Control Panel section where you can manage Memcached will show up. The upgrade is divided into two parts – the instances and the amount of memory, so as to offer you more flexibility. The first one shows the number of the Internet sites that can use the Memcached caching system, while the second one, which is available in increments of 16 MB, indicates the maximum size of the content that the system can cache. A frequently visited site with a large database may need more memory so as to take an even bigger advantage of the Memcached caching system, so in case you would like to upgrade this feature, you will be able to do it at any point with several clicks.
Memcached in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You can get the Memcached memory caching system as an upgrade with each of our semi-dedicated hosting packages and since it works with any script-based web application, you can use it for every website that you host on our semi-dedicated servers, regardless of what application you have used – Joomla™, Mambo or WordPress, a custom-created app, etc. You can request the upgrade via the respective section of the Hepsia Control Panel from which you administer your semi-dedicated server account, and you can choose two separate features – the number of instances and the amount of memory that they will use. To put it simply, these things indicate how many sites will use the Memcached system and how much system memory the system will be able to use to store your information. The two things are offered separately for more flexibility and one instance does not come bundled with a fixed amount of system memory. You can make full use of Memcached with any sort of site and both you and your visitors will quickly distinguish the difference in the overall performance.
Memcached in VPS Hosting
If you obtain a virtual private server from us, you will be able to use Memcached at no extra cost, as the platform comes with all VPS servers that are ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Even if you manage busy sites, you’ll be able to boost their overall performance with no effort and the lowered server load will enable you to keep using your current Virtual Private Server hosting package rather than migrating to a more powerful one. The amount of memory that Memcached can use to cache data depends on the plan that you are using, but even with a lower-end one, you will get no less than several hundred MB, which is considerably more than the amount of memory you’d get with a shared hosting plan, so the website performance boost will be great. You can take advantage of Memcached with any database-powered web app, no matter if you have created it yourself or you’re using a ready-made one like WordPress, OpenCart or Joomla™.
Memcached in Dedicated Web Hosting
Each dedicated server that’s ordered with our Hepsia hosting Control Panel comes with Memcached already installed by default, so you can start using the content caching system the moment your server is fully ready, without the need to upgrade or install anything. The amount of system memory that Memcached can employ depends on the very server that you’ve picked, but as our servers are remarkably powerful and given the fact that it’s likely that you’ll host resource-consuming websites on them, the minimum amount of memory that the caching system can use is three gigabytes. This will enable you to boost the overall performance of extremely large sites with no effort and you will observe the difference soon after the Memcached system starts caching database queries. You can take advantage of the Memcached caching system with any database-driven portal, including those that are based on famous CMSs like WordPress and Joomla™.