MemCache

While thinking about optimizing a heavy-load site, I was referred to a tool name "MemCached".

Its purpose is to store variables/arrays etc in a hash-table for a set amount of time.

Some links about it:

http://wiki.slicehost.com/doku.php?id=use_memcached_in_php

http://www.i-marco.nl/weblog/archive/2005/05/06/blazing_speed_with_phps_memcac

http://il2.php.net/memcache

http://www.majordojo.com/2007/03/memcached-howto.php

http://www.dellanave.com/blog/2007/01/31/if-youre-not-using-memcached-youre-doing-it-wrong/

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1442411/using-memcache-vs-memcached-with-php

I'm having it setup and will test its performance.

Stay tuned.