Memcached is a data caching platform, which is used to increase the overall performance of database-driven Internet sites by caching the calls and the replies between the website visitor and the server. To put it simply, anytime a given web page on such a website is visited, the script connects to its database to get the information that should be displayed to the website visitor. In case the latter clicks a link to go to another web page, the whole procedure is executed again and this leads to multiple database queries and high server load, particularly if the website has a lot of concurrent visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this exchange of information, so in case any of these web pages is accessed again, the script no longer needs to cull any info from the database, since everything is delivered by the caching platform. Thus, the overall load speed of your site will increase and you will enjoy more satisfied visitors and they’ll be able to browse your website faster. What’s more, the Memcached platform "refreshes" its cache every time any information in the database is changed, so the users will never wind up seeing old content.

Memcached in Cloud Web Hosting

You can take advantage of Memcached with all cloud web hosting plans offered by our company. It is offered as an optional upgrade, which you can activate with only a few clicks from your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It requires an extension, which is already installed on our cloud web hosting platform, so you can start using Memcached as soon as you order it. The upgrade is separated into two parts, which will offer you more flexibility depending on the websites that you would like to use it for. The first part defines the number of the websites that will use Memcached, or the ‘instances’, while the second one is related to the memory, i.e. to how much content Memcached will be able to cache. You can order more system memory in increments of 16 megabytes and the more memory you have ordered, the more data will be cached, which may be a very good idea for traffic-heavy websites with large databases and a lot of users. In this way, you can boost the loading speed of any script-based website hosted on our cloud servers with no effort.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you acquire one 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 would like to use it for any of the Internet sites hosted in your semi-dedicated server hosting account, you can add it with just a couple of mouse clicks. The memory caching platform is ideal for any script-driven software application such as Joomla™, WordPress, or even an in-house made one, and based on your demands, you will be able to select two different things – how many websites will use the Memcached platform, i.e. the number of instances; and how much data will be cached, in other words – the amount of memory that the platform will use. The two features are not tied to each other, so if you manage a frequently visited site with lots of data, you can order one instance and a larger amount of memory. Memcached will accelerate the overall performance of your Internet sites soon after you activate it and both you and your site visitors will enjoy better load speeds.

Memcached in Dedicated Servers

When you obtain one of our dedicated web hosting plans and if you choose Hepsia as your website hosting Control Panel on the order form, you’ll get the Memcached distributed memory caching platform as standard and you can use it with each Internet site that you host on the dedicated server without upgrading or installing anything. It will begin storing information as people visit your Internet site, so you’ll notice the effect of using it soon thereafter. The minimum amount of memory that will be available to the caching platform is 3 gigabytes and normally, the more powerful the plan, the more memory Memcached will have at its disposal. This amount will permit you to take advantage of the platform for lots of Internet sites or for a very large website without weakening its effectiveness. The Memcached platform will enable you to accelerate the speed of any database-powered site in no time – a Joomla™ portal, a WordPress online diary, an OpenCart web store, etc., and to improve the performance of your dedicated server.