How to Setup Memcached on Your Website?

Memcached is an open-source, free and high-performance distributed, memory object caching system that is designed to speed up the web applications by minimizing database load. It works as an in-memory key-value store which can allow applications to quickly store and retrieve data in RAM instead of repeatedly querying slower databases. This capability makes Memcached suitable for improving performance and scalability in real-time applications.

What is Object Caching System

An object caching system is a method used to improve application performance by storing frequently accessed data or objects in memory for quick retrieval instead of repeatedly taking them from slower sources like APIs or databases. By saving a copy of expensive-to-retrieve data in a fast-access cache layer, object caching reduces latency, decreases network traffic, and reduces the load on backend systems which results in quicker response times and improved scalability for software applications. This strategy is effective for data that is requested often and helps deliver a smooth and efficient user experience.

Steps to Enable Memcached in cPanel

To enable Memcached in cPanel account, follow the below steps:

Login to your cPanel using your credentials.
Navigate to the Advanced section and then press the LMSCD User Manager icon.
Next create a password for your LMSCD username.
Click Change Password button

Steps to Enable Memcached for Web Applications

To Enable Memcached for Web Applications, follow the below steps:

If your site is running on other platforms and you need to use Memcached, use the settings given below. It shows how to enable Object Cache.

Method: Memcached

Host: 127.0.0.1

Port: 11211

Default Object Lifetime: 360seconds

Username: Use cPanel username

Password: Use the password that is set for LSMCD username in cPanel.

By using the above settings you can successfully enable Memcached on web applications.

Steps to Enable Memcached for Your WordPress Site

To Enable Memcached for Your WordPress Site, follow the below steps:

Install and activate the LiteSpeed Cache plugin.
For the LiteSpeed Cache plugin, use the same Username and Password which you have set in the cPanel. Other fields should remain as by default.
Go to the dashboard, then browse to the LiteSpeed Cache, in the object cache section, enable the ON option and select Memcached in the method section.

By following the above steps you can enable Object Cache on your WordPress website.

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