Memcached is a content caching system, which has been gaining in popularity in recent years owing to its effectiveness. It is used to cache requests and replies between a database and the application that is using it, which can improve the overall performance of your site and decrease the created server load immensely. Every time a web page on an application-powered website is accessed, the app connects to the database and "asks" what info should be displayed, and then fetches it. With Memcached, these procedures are skipped, as the platform has already cached all of the content that should be shown on a given page. If any data is edited, the Memcached content is ‘refreshed’ as well, so the users will never end up seeing outdated data. The platform is an ideal option for any site that entices lots of viewers, as it will boost its loading speed and will enhance the overall user experience.

Memcached in Shared Hosting

The Memcached distributed memory object caching system is offered as an optional upgrade with every Linux shared hosting offered by us and you can start using it the moment you add it, since the PHP extension that it requires so as to work properly is already present on our cutting-edge cloud platform. You can order the upgrade through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes bundled with every web hosting package and a brand new Control Panel section where you can manage Memcached will show up. The upgrade is separated into two parts – the instances and the system memory, so as to give you more versatility. The first one refers to the number of the Internet sites that can use the Memcached caching system, whereas the second one, which is offered in increments of 16 MB, defines the maximum size of the content that can be cached by the system. A frequently visited website with a large database may need more memory in order to take an even bigger advantage of Memcached, so if you would like to upgrade this service, you will be able to do it at any given point with a couple of mouse clicks.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can get Memcached as an upgrade with each of our Linux semi-dedicated servers and since it works with any script-powered application, you can use it for any site that you host on our servers, no matter what app you have used – Joomla™, WordPress or Mambo, a custom-built one, etc. You can add the upgrade via the corresponding section of the Hepsia Control Panel from which you manage your semi-dedicated server account, and you can select two different features – the number of instances and the amount of memory that they will use. In simple terms, these things show the number of the Internet sites that will use the Memcached system and the amount of memory that the system will be able to use in order to store your data. The two features are offered independently for more freedom and one instance does not come bundled with a fixed amount of system memory. You can use Memcached with any type of website and both you and your website visitors will quickly notice the difference in the performance.

Memcached in VPS Servers

You will get Memcached with each of the VPS server plans that we’re offering in case you select Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to activate the content caching platform through the Control Panel section with the very same name. The configuration takes a few clicks of the mouse and you’ll see the difference in the overall performance of your Internet sites almost instantaneously. The amount of system memory that the Memcached platform can use to cache content depends on the particular Virtual Private Server hosting package that you’ve chosen, but at any rate it won’t be less than several hundred megabytes, which is quite enough even for multiple content-loaded websites. You can use the Memcached platform with sites driven by WordPress, Joomla™ or any other software application and decrease the load on your server, which will enable you to keep using the current VPS hosting plan rather than upgrading to a more powerful one, since you simply won’t need it. The Memcached platform is already being used by famous websites such as Zynga, Reddit and Wikipedia, which is an evidence of its efficiency.

Memcached in Dedicated Servers

Memcached is available free of charge with all dedicated service that we offer and the sole condition is that the server must be ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You can use the distributed memory object caching system for any database-powered site, including those that are based on popular Internet apps – for instance, a WordPress blog or a Joomla™-powered social networking site. Each server is tied to a particular 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 boost the speed of very large websites greatly, as this very memory will be dedicated to storing the cached info. The Memcached system will start storing data as soon as it is activated, so soon thereafter, you’ll detect the optimized overall performance of your Internet sites and the decreased load on the server. Many Internet sites use the Memcached system to improve their effectiveness, including famous ones such as Reddit and Wikipedia.