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Memcache::delete

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(PECL memcache >= 0.2.0)

Delete item from the server

Description

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

memcache_delete(Memcache $memcache, string $key, int $exptime = 0): bool

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

Parameters

key: The key associated with the item to delete.
exptime: This deprecated parameter is not supported, and defaults to 0 seconds. Do not use this parameter.

Return Values

Success

Changelog

Version	Description
PECL memcache 3.0.5	The `exptime` is deprecated, and should not be supplied. Values other than `0` may cause unexpected errors.

Examples

Memcache::delete() example

php

<?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');

?>