Memcached is a widespread memory caching platform, which can enhance the speed and the overall performance of your Internet sites substantially if they use a database or an API. This is accomplished by caching the calls to the database/API and the replies that are returned, so if someone searches for some product on your website, for example, the database won’t have to be accessed to return the results and the whole task will be completed considerably faster. This is valid for all kinds of database-driven apps and not only for shopping portals, as every time a specific web page is opened, the application sends a database request to get the content that should be shown. With Memcached, not only will your website load considerably faster, but it will also produce much less server load. If any data in the database is edited, the cached replies will also be ‘refreshed’, so the visitors will not see any out-of-date info.
Memcached in Shared Web Hosting
The Memcached caching system is offered as an upgrade with each shared web hosting service offered by our company and you will be able to start using it as soon as you order it, since the PHP extension that it needs in order to function properly is already installed on our advanced cloud platform. You can request the upgrade via the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes bundled with each plan and a brand new Control Panel section where you can administer Memcached will appear. The upgrade is subdivided into two parts – the number of instances and the amount of memory, so as to give you more flexibility. The first one refers to the number of the websites which can use Memcached, while the second one, which is available in increments of 16 megabytes, indicates the total size of the content that the system can cache. A popular site with a large database may require more memory so as to take an even greater advantage of Memcached, so if you need to upgrade this feature, you’ll be able to do it at any given time with a couple of clicks.
Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you choose to host your websites in a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to take advantage of Memcached easily, since the memory caching platform’s activation requires several clicks from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. The PHP extension that it requires is already installed on our servers, so you can begin using the Memcached platform as soon as you add it to your account. You’ll be able to choose how many Internet sites can use it and how much content can be cached, i.e. there’re two different features that can be upgraded – the instances and the memory. You can add more of both, so if one of your Internet sites becomes extremely popular, for example, you can always order more memory. Our system is rather flexible in this regard and we do not bind a given number of instances to a pre-defined amount of system memory. You can employ Memcached to boost the speed of any script-driven Internet site, including those based on famous web apps, such as Joomla™ or WordPress.
Memcached in VPS Servers
When you buy a VPS server from our company, you will be able to use Memcached at no additional price, as the distributed memory caching platform is offered with all VPS servers ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel. Even if you manage large-sized websites, you will be able to improve their performance with ease and the lowered load on your virtual server will allow you to continue using your current plan rather than switching to a more powerful one. The amount of system memory that the Memcached platform can use to store data depends on the plan that you are using, but even with a lower-end one, you’ll get at least several hundred megabytes, which is considerably more than the amount of memory you’d get with a shared package, so the website performance boost will be significant. You can use Memcached with any database-powered application, no matter if you have written it yourself or you are using a ready-for-use one like Joomla™, OpenCart or WordPress.
Memcached in Dedicated Servers
You can unlock the full potential of Memcached with each dedicated server that we offer if you pick Hepsia as your Control Panel. A special section in it is dedicated to the distributed memory object caching system and you can begin using Memcached for any website hosted on the dedicated machine with just a couple of clicks. You can optimize the performance of any site, no matter what script-driven app you are using or how heavy the website is, since the minimum amount of memory that Memcached will be able to employ is 3 gigabytes and this amount rises tremendously with the more powerful dedicated servers. Soon after the system is enabled, it will begin caching information each time someone browses your site, so, once enough information has been cached, you will notice the lowered load on the dedicated machine and the optimized overall performance of the Internet site. The Memcached system is being used by a lot of sites, including famous portals such as Zynga, Wikipedia and Reddit, which shows the efficiency of the Memcached caching system.