How To Install php-memcache on Debian 12

Learn how to install php-memcache on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php-memcache is memcache extension module for PHP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-memcache on Debian 12.

What is php-memcache

php-memcache is:

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 in your php5 applications.

This is an updated version for PHP 7 with non-blocking I/O taken from https://github.com/websupport-sk/pecl-memcache

This is empty package that depends on default PHP version.

There are three methods to install php-memcache on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php-memcache Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-memcache using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-memcache

Install php-memcache Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-memcache using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-memcache

Install php-memcache Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install php-memcache using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-memcache

How To Uninstall php-memcache on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove php-memcache

Uninstall php-memcache And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-memcache and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-memcache

Remove php-memcache Configurations and Data

To remove php-memcache configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-memcache

Remove php-memcache configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-memcache configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-memcache

Dependencies

php-memcache have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-memcache package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.