Memcached is a widespread data caching platform, which can improve the speed and the performance of your Internet sites substantially if they use an API or a database. This is accomplished by caching the requests to the API/database and the responses that are delivered, so when a client searches for a certain product on your site, for example, the database will not have to be accessed to return the results and the entire task will be performed significantly quicker. This is valid for all kinds of database-powered applications and not only for online stores, as every time a given web page is visited, the app sends a database query to get the data that should be displayed. With Memcached, not only will your site open considerably faster, but it will also generate much less load. If any data in the database is modified, the cached responses will also be ‘refreshed’, so the site visitors won’t see any out-of-date info.

Memcached in Cloud Hosting

The Memcached data caching system is offered as an optional upgrade with every cloud hosting offered by our company and you’ll be able to start using it once you enable it, since the PHP extension that it needs so as to work correctly is already installed on our leading-edge cloud web hosting platform. You can order the upgrade from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is offered with every web hosting plan and a brand new section where you can administer Memcached will show up. The upgrade is separated into two parts – the instances and the system 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 is available in increments of 16 megabytes, specifies the total size of the content that the system can cache. A regularly visited Internet site with a large-size database may require more memory in order to take an even greater advantage of the Memcached caching system, so in case you would like to upgrade this service, you’ll be able to do it at any given moment with a couple of clicks.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you choose to host your Internet sites in a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to take advantage of Memcached effortlessly, as the platform’s activation takes 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 caching platform the moment you add it to your account. You will be able to select how many sites can use it and how much information can be cached, i.e. there are two different features that can be upgraded – the number of instances and the memory. You can get more of both, so if one of your sites becomes extremely popular, for example, you can always add more memory to it. Our system is very flexible in this regard and we do not bind a particular number of instances to a fixed amount of memory. You can use Memcached to improve the loading speed of any script-driven Internet site, including those based on popular web apps, such as WordPress or Joomla™.

Memcached in VPS Servers

Memcached comes by default with every VPS server that we’re offering provided that you choose Hepsia as your Control Panel, so you won’t need to pay anything extra to be able to use the full capacity of this object caching system. The more powerful Virtual Private Server plan you pick, the more system memory Memcached will have for content storage purposes, but you will have no less than several hundred MB all the time, which is much more than the amount of memory you’d get with a shared plan. This will permit you to use the Memcached caching system for multiple websites, no matter how heavy they are, which in turn means that you can use a low-end plan for them without overloading your virtual server. The Memcached caching system is suitable for script-based apps like OpenCart, WordPress, Joomla™ or Mambo, and you can use it even with a custom app. Shortly after you enable the Memcached caching system, it will begin storing info and you’ll observe the improved performance of your websites.

Memcached in Dedicated Servers

Memcached comes free of charge with all dedicated web hosting plans that we’re offering and the only condition is that the dedicated machine must be ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You can use the distributed memory caching system for any database-driven website, including those based on famous software applications – for instance, a WordPress personal journal or a Joomla™-powered community site. Each dedicated server comes with a certain amount of system memory that the Memcached caching system can use, but the minimum you will get is 3 gigabytes, which is quite enough to enhance the load speed of extremely heavy sites considerably, as this very memory will be dedicated to storing the cached data. The Memcached system will start storing info the moment it’s enabled, so shortly after that, you will see the optimized performance of your websites and the reduced load on your dedicated machine. Numerous sites use the Memcached caching system to enhance their effectiveness, including famous ones like Reddit and Wikipedia.