How to Install and Uninstall php-memcache Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "php-memcache" package

Please follow the instructions below to install php-memcache on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                php-memcache
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "php-memcache" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall php-memcache on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                php-memcache
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the php-memcache package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: php-memcache
Priority: optional
Section: universe/php
Installed-Size: 141
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP PECL Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.9~20151130.fdbd46b-2
Depends: php-common (>= 1:7.0+33~), phpapi-20151012, libc6 (>= 2.15), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: memcached
Filename: pool/universe/p/php-memcache/php-memcache_3.0.9~20151130.fdbd46b-2_amd64.deb
Size: 53202
MD5sum: 9c16b0394bcd9a54befbddcbc8b7f23d
SHA1: 1e75eb030ad44ea064760a8ef56700b64496c826
SHA256: 7f41534dbfea665a9966f834e69a402d7c573069433d4708c713c6e7432e11af
Description-en: memcache extension module for PHP5
Memcached is a caching daemon designed especially for dynamic web applications
to decrease database load by storing objects in memory.
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This extension allows you to work with memcached through handy OO and
procedural interfaces in your php5 applications.
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This is an update version for PHP 7 with non-blocking I/O taken from
https://github.com/websupport-sk/pecl-memcache
Description-md5: 8db0654c04032feccadbbe87951346d3
Homepage: https://github.com/websupport-sk/pecl-memcache
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu