Memcached is a content caching system, which is used to improve the performance of database-driven websites by caching the queries and the replies between the website visitor and the server. Simply put, every time a certain web page on such a site is visited, the script connects to its database to get the information that should be shown to the visitor. In case the latter clicks on a hyperlink to go to a different page, the whole operation is repeated and this results in plenty of database requests and higher server load, even more so if the website has a lot of concurrent visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this exchange of information, so in case any of these pages is accessed again, the script no longer needs to request any info from the database, as everything is provided by the Memcached platform. In this way, the overall loading speed of your website will "soar" and you’ll enjoy more pleased visitors and they will be able to navigate through your site much faster. Additionally, the Memcached platform updates its cache if any info in the database is altered, so the website users will never see old data.

Memcached in Cloud Hosting

Memcached comes as an upgrade with each and every cloud hosting account that we offer and in case you’d like to use it for any script-driven Internet site that you host on our innovative cloud hosting platform, you will be able to enable it in a couple of simple steps via your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. During the process, you’ll get the option to upgrade two separate things – the instances and the memory. The first one refers to the number of the Internet sites that can use the Memcached caching system at the same time, so if you need it for several Internet sites, you can get a handful of instances. The second one refers to the total amount of memory that the system will be permitted to use to cache information, so for numerous websites (or for one large-size site), you’d better order more memory for improved performance. The memory is available in increments of 16 megabytes and more memory can be ordered at any point. With Memcached, any script-powered website hosted on our cloud servers will open much faster.

Memcached in Dedicated Web Hosting

If you order one of our Linux dedicated web hosting and if you select Hepsia as your web hosting Control Panel during the signup procedure, you’ll get the Memcached platform by default and you can set it up for any site that you host on the server without installing or upgrading anything. It will start storing data as people access your Internet site, so you’ll detect the effects of using it shortly thereafter. The minimum amount of memory that will be available to the Memcached platform is 3 gigabytes and naturally, the more powerful the package, the more memory Memcached will have at its disposal. This amount will allow you to take advantage of the platform for lots of websites or for a very popular site without weakening its efficiency. The Memcached platform will allow you to improve the speed of any database-driven website in no time – a Joomla™ portal, a WordPress weblog, an OpenCart store, etcetera, and to boost the overall performance of your server.