Memcached is a data caching platform, which has been gaining in popularity in recent years due to its effectiveness. It is used to cache requests and replies between a database and the app that uses it, which can improve the overall performance of your site and decrease the produced load considerably. Every time a web page on an application-powered Internet site is opened, the app connects to the database and "asks" what info should be displayed, and then fetches it. With Memcached, these procedures are omitted, since the platform has already cached the content that should be shown on a certain webpage. If any data is changed, the Memcached content is updated as well, so the users will never end up seeing outdated data. The platform is an ideal option for every site that has lots of viewers, as it will make it extra-fast and will enhance the overall user experience.
Memcached in Cloud Web Hosting
Memcached is offered as an optional upgrade with each cloud web hosting package that we offer and in case you wish to use it for any script-driven Internet site that you host on our innovative cloud platform, you’ll be able to add it in a couple of simple steps through your Hepsia Control Panel. During the process, you’ll get the option to upgrade two separate features – the instances and the system memory. The first one is related to the number of the websites that can use the Memcached object caching system at the same time, so if you need it for several websites, you can order a handful of instances. The second one refers to the total amount of memory that Memcached will be allowed to use in order to cache data, so for plenty of sites (or for one resource-demanding site), you may want to order more memory for better performance. The memory comes in increments of 16 megabytes and more memory can be added at any moment. With Memcached, every script-powered site hosted on our cloud servers will open blazing-fast.
Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers
You can add Memcached to any of the semi-dedicated plans that we are offering and make use of its full potential for any script-driven website hosted by us. The upgrade is accessible through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you can choose two things – the instances and the amount of memory. These things show how many websites can use the Memcached caching platform and how much system memory it will use to store your information. You can choose them separately, since a given instance is not tied to a fixed amount of system memory, so you can use plenty of memory for one large-size site, for instance. This feature is available in increments of 16 MB and you can get as much memory as you like. The Memcached platform can be used with any script-powered website irrespective of its nature, including those that are based on popular applications like WordPress, Joomla or Drupal, and lots of companies like Wikipedia and Zynga are already using it to improve the speed of their sites.
Memcached in VPS Servers
Memcached comes as standard with all VPS servers that are ordered with our custom-developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. The PHP extension it needs so as to perform correctly is compiled when the virtual server is configured, so you can start using the data caching platform the moment your brand new Virtual Private Server is completely functional. The system memory that Memcached can use depends on the given Virtual Private Server plan, but even with the low-end plans, several hundred megabytes will be at your disposal exclusively for this platform. This will allow you to increase the performance of numerous websites hosted on the Virtual Private Server simultaneously and to reduce the load on the virtual machine even if you run content-loaded script-driven portals with multiple users. The caching platform can be used with any script – Joomla, Mambo or Drupal, or a custom-developed one, and you will detect the faster overall performance soon after you start using it.
Memcached in Dedicated Servers
Any dedicated server ordered with our Hepsia Control Panel comes with Memcached already installed by default, so you can start using the distributed memory object caching system the moment your dedicated server is completely functional, without the need to upgrade or activate anything. The amount of system memory that Memcached can use depends on the dedicated server that you have selected, but as our servers are truly powerful and considering the fact that it is likely that you’ll host resource-heavy Internet sites on them, the minimum amount of memory that the system can use will be three gigabytes. This will permit you to optimize the performance of very busy sites effortlessly and you will note the difference soon after the Memcached system starts caching database requests. You can make use of the Memcached system with any database-driven web page, including those based on popular CMSs such as WordPress and Joomla.