Memcached
PHP Manual

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. See Memcached Constants for more information.

The options listed below require values specified via constants.

  • Memcached::OPT_HASH requires Memcached::HASH_* values.

  • Memcached::OPT_DISTRIBUTION requires Memcached::DISTRIBUTION_* 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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