Memcache - Install memcached on linux and Drupal.

Memcache is caching server allow you to incrise and have great performence on your site. Drupal and memcached work very well and here the full tutorial you need to install and setup memcache server and your drupal instance.

Install Mamcache

sudo apt-get install memcached

Start and get details

#Start

service memcached start

#Get details

#01

service memcached status

#02

ps -eaf | grep memcached

#03

netstat -tap | grep memcached

#04 : Get full details

echo "stats settings" | nc localhost 11211

Memcache configuration

Memcached configuration file is located on :  /etc/memcached.conf

You can set the port, set memory size .... on this file.

    

Install PECL memcache packages

Chack :

php -m |grep mem

Install: (Not tested)

/usr/local/bin/pecl install memcache

Link : https://www.servint.net/university/article/the-tech-bench-how-to-install-php-memcache/

Setup Drupal tu use memcached instead of the database.

Edit the settings.php and add m configuration.

//Memcache configuration

$settings['memcache']['servers'] = ['127.0.0.1:11211' => 'default'];

$settings['memcache']['bins'] = ['default' => 'default'];

$settings['memcache']['key_prefix'] = '';

$settings['cache']['default'] = 'cache.backend.memcache';

How to check drupal using memcached not the database ?

1. TRUNCATE all tables start with cache_

2. Clear the cache using 'drush cr' or via interface.

-> If the tables start with cache_ does not contains any records, memcache is configured correctly. otherwise re check the configuration.

NOTE : Even correctly configured, Some times you can see 1 or two records in some tables. (memcache module is currently in development (Alpha version (2017/04/24)))