Delete item from the server
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    Memcache::delete

    (PECL memcache >= 0.2.0)

    Memcache::delete — Delete item from the server

    Description

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

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

    Parameters

    key

    The key associated with the item to delete.

    timeout

    This deprecated parameter is not supported, and defaults to 0 seconds. Do not use this parameter.

    Return Values

    Returns true on success or false on failure.

    Changelog

    Version Description
    Unknown It's not recommended to use the timeout parameter. The behavior differs between memcached versions, but setting to 0 is safe. Other values for this deprecated feature may cause the memcache delete to fail.

    Examples

    Example #1 Memcache::delete() example

    <?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');?>

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