Memcached is a distributed memory object caching platform, which is used to supercharge the performance of database-driven Internet sites by caching the queries and the responses between the visitor and the server. To put it differently, anytime a given page on such a website is visited, the script queries its database to fetch the info that should be displayed to the website visitor. In case the latter clicks a link to open a different web page, the entire procedure is executed again and this generates numerous database queries and higher server load, particularly if the website has lots 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 cull any data from the database, since everything is provided by the caching platform. In this way, the overall speed of your site will "soar" and you’ll get more happy visitors and they’ll be able to surf through your site faster. Besides, the Memcached platform updates its cache whenever any info in the database is modified, so the users will never end up seeing old content.

Memcached in Web Hosting

The Memcached memory caching system comes as an upgrade with every web hosting plan that we offer and you’ll be able to begin using it the moment you enable it, as the extension that it needs in order to run properly is pre-installed on our leading-edge cloud web hosting platform. You can request the upgrade through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is available with each web hosting plan and a new section where you can administer Memcached will appear. The upgrade is separated into two parts – the number of instances and the amount of memory, so as to give you more flexibility. The first one refers to the number of the Internet sites that can use Memcached, whereas the second, which is offered in increments of 16 megabytes, indicates the maximum size of the content that can be cached by the system. A regularly visited site with a large database may need more memory to take an even greater advantage of Memcached, so in case you need to upgrade this service, you’ll be able to do it at any point with several clicks.