Memcached::delete

Delete an item

Description

public bool Memcached::delete(string $key, int $time = 0)

Delete the key from the server.

Parameters

key

The key to be deleted.

time

The amount of time the server will wait to delete the item.

Note: As of memcached 1.3.0 (released 2009) this feature is no longer supported. Passing a non-zero time will cause the deletion to fail. Memcached::getResultCode will return MEMCACHED_INVALID_ARGUMENTS.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure. The Memcached::getResultCode will return Memcached::RES_NOTFOUND if the key does not exist.

Examples

Example #1 Memcached::delete example

<?php
$m = new Memcached();
$m->addServer('localhost', 11211);

$m->delete('key1');
?>

See Also

  • Memcached::deleteByKey
  • Memcached::deleteMulti