Memcached is a widespread object caching system, which can increase the speed and the performance of your websites significantly if they use an API or a database. This is accomplished by caching the calls to the API/database and the responses that are returned, so if someone conducts a search for a given product on your website, for instance, the database will not have to be accessed to show the results and the entire task will be performed notably faster. This goes for all sorts of database-powered applications and not only for Internet shops, since anytime a given web page is opened, the app connects to its database to fetch the data that should be displayed. With Memcached, not only will your site open noticeably faster, but it will also create much less load. If any data in the database is modified, the cached replies will also be ‘refreshed’, so the site visitors will not see any outdated info.
Memcached in Cloud Hosting
The Memcached content caching system is available as an upgrade with every Linux cloud hosting package that we offer and you’ll be able to begin using it once you activate it, since the PHP extension that it requires so as to run correctly is already available on our avant-garde cloud web hosting platform. You can order the upgrade from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is available with each and every plan and a brand new section where you can administer Memcached will show up. The upgrade is subdivided into two parts – the number of instances and the memory, so as to give you more flexibility. The first one refers to the number of the websites that can use the Memcached caching system, whereas the second, which is offered in increments of 16 MB, indicates the total size of the content that the system can cache. A popular Internet site with a very large database may need more memory to take an even bigger advantage of the Memcached caching system, so in case you need to upgrade this service, you’ll be able to do it at any given time with several clicks of the mouse.
Memcached in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You can add Memcached to any of the Linux semi-dedicated packages that we offer and make use of its full capacity for any script-powered site hosted by us. The upgrade is accessible through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you can select two features – the number of instances and the system memory. These things show the number of the websites that can use the Memcached caching platform and how much system memory it will use to store your information. You can choose them separately, since one instance is not linked to a particular amount of memory, so you can use a lot of memory for a single regularly visited website, for instance. This upgrade comes in increments of 16 megabytes and you can get as much memory as you like. The platform can be used with any script-driven site irrespective of its type, including those based on popular web-based apps like Joomla™, Drupal™ or WordPress, and lots of companies such as Zynga and Wikipedia are already using it to enhance the performance of their websites.
Memcached in VPS
You’ll get Memcached with any of the virtual private server plans that we offer if you choose Hepsia as your Control Panel and you will be able to activate the platform through the section with the same name. The configuration takes a few clicks of the mouse and you will see the difference in the performance of your sites almost immediately. The amount of memory that Memcached can take advantage of to cache information depends on the particular Virtual Private Server plan that you’ve picked, but in any case it won’t be less than several hundred MB, which is more than enough even for multiple large websites. You can use Memcached with Internet sites powered by WordPress, Joomla™ or any other web-based application and reduce the load on your Virtual Private Server, which will permit you to continue using the current plan instead of switching to a more powerful one, as you will simply not need it. Memcached is already being used by famous websites like Reddit, Zynga and Wikipedia, which is a proof of its efficiency.
Memcached in Dedicated Hosting
Each dedicated server that’s ordered with our Hepsia Control Panel comes with Memcached already installed by default, so you can start using this caching system as soon as your server is completely ready, without needing to upgrade or install anything. The amount of system memory that Memcached can employ depends on the very server that you have chosen, but as our servers are amazingly powerful and considering the fact that it is likely that you’ll host resource-consuming Internet sites on them, the minimum amount of memory that the caching system can use will be 3 gigabytes. This will enable you to boost the overall performance of very busy websites without efforts and you will detect the difference shortly after Memcached begins caching database requests. You can make use of the Memcached system with any database-driven web page, including those based on widely used CMSs such as WordPress and Joomla™.