How To Install php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 is Extension to work with the Memcached caching daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `php-pecl-memcache.x86_64`

Memcached is a caching daemon designed especially for dynamic web applications to decrease database load by storing objects in memory. This extension allows you to work with memcached through handy OO and procedural interfaces. Memcache can be used as a PHP session handler.

We can use yum to install php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-pecl-memcache.x86_64.

Install php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-pecl-memcache.x86_64

How To Uninstall php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove php-pecl-memcache.x86_64

php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/etc/php.d/memcache.ini
/usr/lib64/php/modules/memcache.so
/usr/share/doc/php-pecl-memcache-3.0.8
/usr/share/doc/php-pecl-memcache-3.0.8/CHANGELOG
/usr/share/doc/php-pecl-memcache-3.0.8/CREDITS
/usr/share/doc/php-pecl-memcache-3.0.8/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/php-pecl-memcache-3.0.8/README
/usr/share/doc/php-pecl-memcache-3.0.8/example.php
/usr/share/doc/php-pecl-memcache-3.0.8/memcache.php
/var/lib/pear/pkgxml/php-pecl-memcache.xml

References

php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.