Memcached
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Memcached::setOption

Set a Memcached option

Description

public bool Memcached::setOption(int $option, mixed $value)

This method sets the value of a Memcached option. Some options correspond to the ones defined by libmemcached, and some are specific to the extension.

Parameters

option

One of the Memcached::OPT_* constant. See Memcached Constants for more information.

value

The value to be set.

Note:

The options listed below require values specified via constants.

  • Memcached::OPT_HASH requires Memcached::HASH_* values.
  • Memcached::OPT_DISTRIBUTION requires Memcached::DISTRIBUTION_* values.
  • Memcached::OPT_SERIALIZER requires Memcached::SERIALIZER_* values.
  • Memcached::OPT_COMPRESSION_TYPE requires Memcached::COMPRESSION_* values.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Setting a Memcached option

<?php
$m = new Memcached();
var_dump($m->getOption(Memcached::OPT_HASH) == Memcached::HASH_DEFAULT);
$m->setOption(Memcached::OPT_HASH, Memcached::HASH_MURMUR);
$m->setOption(Memcached::OPT_PREFIX_KEY, "widgets");
echo "Prefix key is now: ", $m->getOption(Memcached::OPT_PREFIX_KEY), "\n";
?>

The above example will output:

bool(true)
Prefix key is now: widgets

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