Memcached is a popular data caching platform, which can boost the loading speed and the overall performance of your Internet sites drastically if they use a database or an API. This is accomplished by caching the calls to the database/API and the replies that are delivered, so when a client searches for a specific product on your site, for example, the database won’t have to be accessed to display the results and the whole procedure will be executed noticeably faster. This is valid for all types of database-powered applications and not only for shopping portals, as every time a given page is visited, the app sends a database request to fetch the data that should be shown. With Memcached, not only will your website open significantly faster, but it will also create much less server load. If any data in the database is modified, the cached replies will also be updated, so the users will not see any out-of-date information.

Memcached in Web Hosting

The Memcached content caching system is available as an upgrade with each Linux web hosting offered by our company and you can start using it the moment you order it, since the PHP extension that it needs in order to run properly is already present on our cutting-edge cloud website hosting platform. You can request the upgrade through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes bundled with each and every shared web hosting plan and a brand new Control Panel section where you can manage Memcached will appear. The upgrade is divided into two parts – the number of instances and the memory, so as to offer you more freedom. The first one shows the number of the sites which can use Memcached, while the second, which is available in increments of 16 megabytes, indicates the total size of the content that the system can cache. A heavy-traffic 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 time with a couple of mouse clicks.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can add the Memcached distributed memory caching platform to any of the Linux semi-dedicated service that we are offering and make use of its full potential for any script-driven website hosted on our servers. The upgrade is available through the Hepsia Control Panel and you can choose two features – the number of instances and the amount of system memory. These things define how many sites can use the Memcached platform and the amount of system memory that it will use to store your info. You can select them independently, since a given instance is not linked to a specific amount of memory, so you can use lots of memory for a single frequently visited website, for example. This upgrade comes in increments of 16 megabytes and you can order as much memory as you wish. The platform can be used with any script-driven site regardless of its nature, including those based on popular web applications like Drupal, Joomla or WordPress, and many companies like Wikipedia and Zynga are already using it to boost the speed of their websites.

Memcached in VPS Servers

If you obtain a VPS server from us, you will be able to use Memcached at no extra cost, as the data caching platform is offered with all VPS servers that are ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Even if you’ve got large sites, you’ll be able to enhance their performance effortlessly and the lowered load on your virtual server will enable you to keep using your current Virtual Private Server plan rather than upgrading to a more powerful one. The amount of memory that Memcached can use to store info depends on the plan that you’re using, but even with a lower-end one, you will have at least several hundred MB, which is considerably more than what you’d get with a shared hosting package, so the website performance boost will be tremendous. You can use Memcached with any database-driven application, regardless of whether you have created it on your own or you’re using a ready-for-use one such as OpenCart, Joomla or WordPress.

Memcached in Dedicated Servers

Memcached comes free of charge with all Linux dedicated service that we are offering and the only requirement is that the server must be ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You can use the data caching system for any database-driven website, including those that are based on widely used software apps – for example, a WordPress personal diary or a Joomla-powered community web portal. Each dedicated machine is tied to a given amount of system memory that the Memcached caching system can use, but the minimum amount you will get is 3 GB, which is sufficient enough to accelerate the speed of very busy websites greatly, since this memory will be dedicated to storing the cached information. The system will begin caching data the moment it’s activated, so soon after that, you will notice the enhanced performance of your websites and the decreased load on your dedicated machine. Numerous sites use the Memcached caching system to boost their effectiveness, among them popular ones such as Reddit and Wikipedia.