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How do I use memcached on my hosting account?

All shared, semi-dedicated, and reseller hosting plans include a free memcached instance. Memcached is enabled through cPanel’s Server Application Manager.

Enabling memcached

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  1. Log in to cPanel and search for Server Application Manager (or “memcached”).

  2. Click the Server Application Manager icon.

  3. Find memcached in the list and click Enable under the Actions column.

  4. It can take up to 5 minutes for your memcached instance to start. Refresh the page until the status changes to Online.

  5. Once online, your memcached socket path will be displayed. Use this socket path when configuring your application.

Using memcached with your application

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When configuring your CMS or application to use memcached, use the Unix socket path shown in the Server Application Manager — not localhost or 127.0.0.1. For WordPress with LiteSpeed Cache, see Configuring Redis or Memcached socket with LSCache for WordPress.

If you have any issues starting memcached or configuring your application, contact our support team.