Memcached is a memory caching system, which has been gaining in popularity in recent years owing to its efficiency. It’s used to cache queries and responses between a database and the application that is using it, which can accelerate the overall performance of your Internet site and decrease the generated server load drastically. Every time a web page on an application-driven Internet site is visited, the application connects to the database and "asks" what info should be displayed, and then drags it. With Memcached, these steps are omitted, as the platform has already cached all of the content that should show up on a certain web page. When any content is modified, the Memcached content is updated as well, so the website visitors will never see outdated data. The Memcached platform is an ideal option for any site that attracts numerous viewers, since it will boost its loading speed and will improve the user experience.
Memcached in Website Hosting
If you host script-driven sites in a website hosting account with us, you will be able to add the Memcached distributed memory caching system to your hosting package with just a couple of clicks of the mouse from your Hepsia Control Panel. The upgrade will be available momentarily and, since the required PHP extension is pre-installed on our avant-garde cloud website hosting platform, you can begin using it right away. To give you more flexibility, we offer two separate upgrades related to the number of instances (i.e. how many Internet sites will use Memcached) and to the system memory that Memcached will use. The latter is offered in increments of 16 MB and you can add as much memory as you want. Naturally, the more memory the Memcached caching system is permitted to use, the more content it will cache, so in case you have a popular site with lots of content, you may require more memory in order to be able to take full advantage of the power that Memcached can offer you.
Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you purchase one of our semi-dedicated server packages, you’ll find Memcached as an optional upgrade in the Upgrades section of your Hepsia Control Panel, so if you would like to use it for any of the sites hosted in your semi-dedicated account, you can enable it with only a couple of mouse clicks. The distributed memory object caching platform is ideal for any script-powered software application like WordPress, Joomla™, or even a custom-built app, and based on your needs, you will be able to choose two separate things – how many sites will use Memcached, in other words – the number of instances; and how much info will be stored, in other words – the amount of memory that the platform will use. The two things are not tied to each other, so if you have a high-demand site with lots of content, you can order one instance and a larger amount of memory. Memcached will enhance the performance of your websites soon after you activate it and both you and your website visitors will enjoy much faster load speeds.
Memcached in Dedicated Servers
If you get one of our dedicated servers and if you pick Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel during the signup procedure, you will get Memcached as standard and you can set it up for each Internet site that you host on the server without upgrading or installing anything. It will begin storing info as users access your site, so you’ll see the result of using it soon thereafter. The minimum amount of memory that will be available to the caching platform is 3 gigabytes and naturally, the more powerful the dedicated package, the more memory Memcached will have at its disposal. This amount will enable you to use the caching platform for lots of websites or for an extremely large Internet site without compromising its effectiveness. The Memcached caching platform will permit you to boost the load speed of any database-driven website in no time – a Joomla™ portal, a WordPress online blog, an OpenCart store, etc., and to enhance the performance of your dedicated server.