Memcached is a caching system, which is used to improve the speed of database-powered Internet sites by caching the requests and the responses between the visitor and the server. Put simply, every time a certain web page on such a site is opened, the script sends a query to its database to request the information that should be shown to the website visitor. In case the latter clicks on a link to go to some other web page, the whole procedure is executed again and this results in a lot of database requests and excessive server load, even more so if the site has lots of simultaneous visitors. Memcached "remembers" this information exchange, so if any of these web pages is requested again, the script no longer needs to extract any data from the database, as everything is provided by the Memcached platform. In this way, the overall speed of your site will increase and you’ll enjoy more gratified visitors and they’ll be able to browse your website much faster. Moreover, Memcached "refreshes" its cache every time any data in the database is edited, so the website users will never end up seeing outdated content.

Memcached in Shared Hosting

When you host script-driven sites in a shared hosting account with our company, you will be able to add the Memcached object caching system to your plan with just a few clicks of the mouse via your Hepsia Control Panel. The upgrade will be available instantaneously and, since the PHP extension required for it is already installed on our cutting-edge cloud platform, you can start using it straight away. To give you more versatility, we offer two different upgrades related to the number of instances (in other words – how many sites will use Memcached) and to the memory that Memcached will use. The latter comes in increments of 16 MB and you can add memory as many times as you like. Naturally, the more memory Memcached is allowed to use, the more data it will cache, so in case you run a traffic-consuming website with lots of content, you may need more memory in order to be able to take full advantage of the power that Memcached can give you.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you decide to host your websites in a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to take advantage of Memcached effortlessly, since the memory caching platform’s setup requires several mouse clicks from the Hepsia Control Panel. The required extension is already installed on our servers, so you can start using Memcached the moment you add it to your account. You’ll be able to select how many Internet sites can use it and how much content can be cached, in other words – there are two separate features that can be upgraded – the number of instances and the amount of memory. You can get more of both, so if one of your Internet sites becomes extremely busy, for example, you can always get more memory. Our system is pretty flexible in this regard and we do not bind a specific number of instances to a fixed amount of system memory. You can use Memcached to boost the loading speed of any script-driven site, including those based on widely used Internet apps, such as Joomla™ or WordPress.

Memcached in VPS Hosting

Memcached is included by default with each and every virtual private server offered by us on the condition that you select Hepsia as your Control Panel, so you will not need to pay anything extra to be able to make the most of the maximum capacity of this distributed memory object caching system. The more powerful VPS package you choose, the more memory Memcached will have for information caching purposes, but you will have at least several hundred megabytes all the time, which is much more than the amount of memory you’d get with a shared hosting package. This will permit you to use the Memcached system for many websites, regardless of how busy they are, which in turn goes to say that you can use a lower-end plan for them without overloading your virtual machine. The Memcached caching system is perfect for script-based web apps like OpenCart, Joomla™, WordPress or Mambo, and you can use it even with a custom-created app. Shortly after you activate the Memcached system, it will start storing information and you’ll notice the improved performance of your sites.

Memcached in Dedicated Web Hosting

You can take advantage of the full potential of Memcached with each and every dedicated server offered by our company in case you select Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel. A section in it is dedicated to the memory caching system and you can begin using Memcached for any site hosted on the server with just several clicks. You can increase the overall performance of any Internet site, regardless of what script-powered application you rely on or how heavy the website is, as the minimum amount of system memory that Memcached will be able to employ is 3 GB and this amount grows tremendously with the more powerful servers. Shortly after the caching system is activated, it will start caching data every time somebody visits your website, so, once sufficient info has been cached, you will notice the lowered load on your dedicated server and the optimized performance of the site. The Memcached caching system is being used by lots of websites, including popular portals such as Reddit, Wikipedia and Zynga, which is a proof of the efficiency of the caching system.