php memcache

Install PHP Extension.

Download and install latest stable memcache version from PECL.

cd /usr/src
wget http://pecl.php.net/get/memcache-2.2.5.tgz
tar zxvf memcache-2.2.5.tgz
cd memcache-2.2.5
phpize
./configure
make
make install

If you have problem with phpize install php-devel

memcache.so will be install in php modules directory, now enable memcache.so extension in php.ini

To find out your php.ini location, execute following command

php -i | grep php.ini
Configuration File (php.ini) Path => /usr/local/lib
Loaded Configuration File => /usr/local/lib/php.ini

vi /usr/local/lib/php.ini

extension = “memcache.so”

save the file and restart httpd server.

/etc/init.d/httpd restart

To check is memcache extension loaded in php, execute following command.

php -i | grep memcache
memcache
memcache support => enabled
memcache.allow_failover => 1 => 1
memcache.chunk_size => 8192 => 8192
memcache.default_port => 11211 => 11211
memcache.default_timeout_ms => 1000 => 1000
memcache.hash_function => crc32 => crc32
memcache.hash_strategy => standard => standard
memcache.max_failover_attempts => 20 => 20
Registered save handlers => files user sqlite memcache
PWD => /usr/src/memcache-2.2.5
_SERVER["PWD"] => /usr/src/memcache-2.2.5
_ENV["PWD"] => /usr/src/memcache-2.2.5

This information can also be seen using phpinfo().

If you have question please comment.