Memcache::delete

(PECL memcache >= 0.2.0)

Memcache::deleteDelete item from the server

Description

Memcache::delete(string $key, int $timeout = 0): bool

Memcache::delete() deletes an item with the key.

Parameters

key

The key associated with the item to delete.

timeout

This deprecated parameter is not supported, and defaults to 0 seconds. Do not use this parameter.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
Unknown It's not recommended to use the timeout parameter. The behavior differs between memcached versions, but setting to 0 is safe. Other values for this deprecated feature may cause the memcache delete to fail.

Examples

Example #1 Memcache::delete() example

<?php

/* procedural API */
$memcache_obj memcache_connect('memcache_host'11211);

/* item will be deleted by the server */
memcache_delete($memcache_obj'key_to_delete');

/* OO API */
$memcache_obj = new Memcache;
$memcache_obj->connect('memcache_host'11211);

$memcache_obj->delete('key_to_delete');

?>

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