Build Blazing Fast PHP Websites with Memcached Distributed Caching

“Beyond building the most capable and appealing website
possible, one of your highest priorities should be ensuring blazing
fast load times. Not only will a highly responsive website increase
visitor retention, but it will also positively affect your search
engine results. You probably know one of the easiest ways to
improve performance is by caching all or parts of a page.

But what might not be so obvious is exactly how this is
accomplished. As it happens, a great solution called Memcached
makes it trivial to incorporate caching into your website with
great effect. In fact, relied upon by some of the largest websites
in the world, among them Facebook, Twitter, Zynga, and YouTube,
Memcached has essentially become the de facto website caching
solution!

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