Memcached is a distributed memory caching system, which has been gaining popularity lately because of its efficiency. It is used to cache queries and replies between a database and the app that uses it, which can increase the performance of your website and lessen the generated server load considerably. Anytime a page on an application-powered Internet site is opened, the app connects to the database and "asks" what info should be displayed, and then pulls it. With Memcached, these procedures are skipped, as the platform has already cached all the content that should be displayed on a certain page. When any content is modified, the Memcached content is ‘refreshed’ too, so the site visitors will never end up seeing outdated data. The platform is an excellent option for every website that lures a lot of visitors, since it will make it extremely fast and will enhance the overall user experience.

Memcached in Cloud Website Hosting

The Memcached data caching system comes as an optional upgrade with each and every cloud website hosting service that we offer and you will be able to begin using it once you activate it, since the PHP extension that it requires so as to run properly is pre-installed on our cutting-edge cloud website hosting platform. You can order the upgrade from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each hosting plan and a new Control Panel section where you can administer Memcached will appear. The upgrade is separated into two parts – the number of instances and the system memory, so as to give you more versatility. The first one refers to the number of the Internet sites which can use Memcached, whereas the second, which is offered in increments of 16 megabytes, defines the maximum size of the content that the system can cache. A busy Internet site with a very large database may require more memory in order to take an even greater advantage of Memcached, so if you would like to upgrade this service, you’ll be able to do it at any time with a few mouse clicks.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you order any of our semi-dedicated server packages, you’ll find Memcached as an optional feature in the Upgrades section of the Hepsia Control Panel, so if you’d like to use it for any of the websites hosted in your semi-dedicated account, you can enable it with just a couple of clicks of the mouse. The distributed memory caching platform is perfect for any script-based application such as Joomla™, WordPress, or even an in-house made application, and depending on your requirements, you will be able to select two separate things – how many websites will use the Memcached caching platform, 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 things are not bound to each other, so if you run a popular website with a lot of content, you can get one instance and a larger amount of system memory. Memcached will accelerate the overall performance of your Internet sites soon after you activate it and both you and your visitors will enjoy much better loading speeds.

Memcached in VPS Servers

You will get Memcached with any of the VPS server plans that we are offering if you pick Hepsia as your Control Panel and you will be able to activate the data caching platform through the section with the exact same name. The configuration takes several clicks of the mouse and you will notice the difference in the performance of your sites almost immediately. The amount of system memory that the Memcached caching platform can take advantage of to store information depends on the given VPS package that you have chosen, but in any case it will not be less than several hundred megabytes, which is more than enough even for multiple large-scale websites. You can use the Memcached platform with Internet sites based on Joomla™, WordPress or any other web-based app and decrease the load on your Virtual Private Server, which will enable you to continue using the current Virtual Private Server package rather than upgrading to a more powerful one, as you simply won’t need it. Memcached is already being used by popular websites such as Reddit, Zynga and Wikipedia, which shows its effectiveness.

Memcached in Dedicated Servers

You can unlock the full potential of Memcached with each dedicated server offered by us in case you choose Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel. A section in it is dedicated to the object caching system and you can begin using Memcached for any site hosted on the server with only several clicks of the mouse. You can improve the performance of any website, no matter what script-powered app you are using or how large the Internet site is, as the minimum amount of system memory that Memcached will be able to use is three gigabytes and this amount increases enormously with the higher-end servers. Shortly after the system is enabled, it will begin caching information every time somebody accesses your site, so, once sufficient data has been cached, you’ll distinguish the reduced load on your dedicated machine and the enhanced performance of your website. The Memcached caching system is being used by plenty of sites, including popular portals such as Wikipedia, Zynga and Reddit, which confirms the effectiveness of the Memcached caching system.