Memcached is a memory caching system, which is used to enhance the overall performance of database-driven sites by caching the queries and the replies between the visitor and the server. To put it in simple terms, anytime a given web page on such a website is accessed, the script queries its database to fetch the information that should be displayed to the visitor. If the latter clicks a hyperlink to visit another page, the entire procedure is repeated and this leads to numerous database queries and higher load on the server, particularly if the website has a lot of simultaneous visitors. Memcached "remembers" this exchange of information, so in case any of these pages is opened again, the script no longer needs to request any information from the database, since everything is delivered by the caching platform. Thus, the overall load speed of your website will increase and you’ll have more gratified visitors and they will be able to browse your website much faster. At the same time, the Memcached platform updates its cache if any content in the database is modified, so the site users will never end up seeing old data.

Memcached in Shared Hosting

Memcached is offered as an upgrade with each shared hosting package offered by us and if you’d like to use it for any script-powered site that you host on our advanced cloud hosting platform, you will be able to enable it in several easy steps via your Hepsia Control Panel. During the process, you’ll be given the option to upgrade two different things – the instances and the memory. The first one refers to the number of the sites that can use the Memcached caching system simultaneously, so if you need it for several websites, you can get a handful of instances. The second one has to do with the maximum amount of memory that the system will be permitted to use to cache info, so for numerous websites (or for one resource-intensive site), you may want to get more memory for better results. 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, each script-powered website hosted on our servers will open much faster.