Memcached is a caching system, which is used to supercharge the overall performance of database-powered sites by caching the queries and the replies between the visitor and the server. To put it in simple terms, every time a certain page on such a website is accessed, the script sends a database query to request the information that should be displayed to the website visitor. In case the latter clicks a hyperlink to visit some other web page, the whole operation is repeated and this results in a lot of database calls and higher server load, particularly if the website has lots of simultaneous visitors. Memcached "remembers" this exchange of information, so in case any of these web pages is opened again, the script no longer needs to fetch any data from the database, as everything is provided by the Memcached platform. Thus, the overall loading speed of your website will "soar" and you will have more gratified visitors and they’ll be able to browse your site faster. Furthermore, the Memcached platform "refreshes" its cache if any content in the database is updated, so the site visitors will never wind up seeing outdated content.
Memcached in Website Hosting
The Memcached caching system comes as an optional upgrade with each Linux website hosting service that we are offering and you’ll be able to begin using it as soon as you enable it, as the PHP extension that it needs in order to work correctly is already present on our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform. You can order the upgrade from the Hepsia Control Panel, which is offered with every shared web hosting plan 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 memory, so as to offer you more freedom. The first one refers to the number of the sites which can use Memcached, while the second, which comes in increments of 16 MB, indicates the total size of the content that the system can cache. A heavy-traffic site with a large-size database may need more memory so as to take an even bigger advantage of Memcached, so if you’d like to upgrade this service, you’ll be able to do it at any time with several clicks.
Memcached in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You can add the Memcached distributed memory caching platform to any of the Linux semi-dedicated hosting that we’re offering and use its full potential for any script-powered site hosted by us. The upgrade is accessible through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you can select two things – the instances and the amount of system memory. These things indicate how many sites can use Memcached and the amount of memory that it will use to cache your content. You can select them independently, since a given instance is not bound to a specific amount of system memory, so you can use lots of memory for one resource-consuming website, for instance. This upgrade comes in increments of 16 megabytes and you can order as much memory as you need. The Memcached platform can be used with any script-powered site irrespective of its type, including those based on widespread Internet apps like Drupal™, Joomla™ or WordPress, and many companies like Zynga and Wikipedia are already using it to increase the speed of their sites.
Memcached in VPS Hosting
Memcached comes as standard with all VPS hosting that are ordered with our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel. The extension it requires so as to perform properly is compiled when the VPS server is set up, so you can begin using the object caching platform the moment your brand new server is ready. The memory that the Memcached caching platform can use depends on the given plan, but even with the less powerful ones, several hundred megabytes will be at your disposal only for this platform. This will allow you to boost the performance of multiple websites hosted on the Virtual Private Server simultaneously and to lower the load on the machine even if you’ve got frequently visited script-driven online portals with lots of visitors. Memcached can be used with any script – Joomla™, Drupal™ or Mambo, or a custom-made script, and you’ll see the better performance shortly after you begin using it.
Memcached in Dedicated Web Hosting
When you purchase one of our Linux dedicated hosting services and if you pick Hepsia as your website hosting Control Panel on the order form, you’ll get the Memcached data caching platform as standard and you can use it with any website that you host on your server without upgrading or installing anything. It will begin caching content as people visit your Internet site, so you’ll notice the result of using it shortly after that. The minimum amount of memory that will be available to the caching platform is 3 GB and normally, the more powerful the dedicate server package, the more memory Memcached will have at its disposal. This amount will enable you to use the platform for plenty of websites or for an extremely large site without weakening its efficacy. The Memcached caching platform will allow you to enhance the load speed of any database-powered Internet site very quickly – a Joomla™ portal, a WordPress online diary, an OpenCart web shop, etcetera, and to enhance the overall performance of your server.