Memcached is a distributed memory caching platform, which is used to increase the performance of database-powered websites by caching the calls and the responses between the visitor and the server. In other words, every time a certain web page on such a website is accessed, the script calls its database to request the info that should be shown to the website visitor. If the latter clicks on a hyperlink to open a different web page, the entire process is repeated and this results in lots of database queries and higher load on the server, particularly if the website has lots of concurrent visitors. Memcached "remembers" this exchange of information, so if any of these web pages is opened again, the script no longer needs to extract any information from the database, since everything is provided by the Memcached platform. Thus, the overall load speed of your website will increase and you’ll enjoy more happy visitors and they will be able to surf through your site faster. Additionally, Memcached updates its cache if any information in the database is modified, so the website users will never wind up seeing outdated data.
Memcached in Shared Hosting
Memcached comes as an optional upgrade with each and every shared hosting plan offered by us and if you would like to use it for any script-based website that you host on our cutting-edge cloud platform, you’ll be able to add it in a couple of simple steps via your Hepsia Control Panel. In the meantime, you will be offered the option to upgrade two separate things – the number of instances and the memory. The first one refers to the number of the websites that can use Memcached at the same time, so if you need it for several websites, you can get a handful of instances. The second one refers to the maximum amount of memory that the system will be able to use in order to cache info, so for numerous websites (or for one single traffic-intensive site), you may want to get more memory for better performance. The memory is available in increments of 16 megabytes and more memory can be added every time you need it. With the Memcached caching system, every script-powered Internet site hosted on our cloud servers will open incredibly fast.
Memcached in Dedicated Hosting
Memcached is available for free with all Linux dedicated servers hosting packages that we are offering and the sole condition is that the server must be ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel. You can use the object caching system for any database-powered website, including those that are based on famous software applications – for example, a WordPress blog or a Joomla™-driven community portal. Each server comes with a certain amount of memory that the Memcached caching system can employ, but the minimum you’ll get is 3 gigabytes, which is quite enough to boost the load speed of very heavy sites tremendously, as this very memory will be dedicated to storing the cached info. The system will start storing info as soon as it’s enabled, so soon thereafter, you will note the enhanced overall performance of your sites and the lowered load on the dedicated machine. Plenty of sites use the Memcached caching system to improve their efficiency, including famous ones such as Wikipedia and Reddit.