How To Install php8.2-memcache on Debian 12

Learn how to install php8.2-memcache on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php8.2-memcache is memcache extension module for PHP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-memcache on Debian 12.

What is php8.2-memcache

php8.2-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

There are three methods to install php8.2-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 php8.2-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 php8.2-memcache using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php8.2-memcache

Install php8.2-memcache Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php8.2-memcache using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php8.2-memcache

Install php8.2-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 php8.2-memcache using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php8.2-memcache

How To Uninstall php8.2-memcache on Debian 12

To uninstall only the php8.2-memcache package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php8.2-memcache

Uninstall php8.2-memcache And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php8.2-memcache and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php8.2-memcache

Remove php8.2-memcache Configurations and Data

To remove php8.2-memcache configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php8.2-memcache

Remove php8.2-memcache configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php8.2-memcache configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php8.2-memcache

Dependencies

php8.2-memcache have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-memcache package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.