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Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require horde/memcache ``` Quick Start ----------- [](#quick-start) ``` use Horde\Memcache\{MemcacheApi, Config}; $config = new Config( hostspec: ['127.0.0.1'], port: [11211], prefix: 'myapp_' ); $cache = new MemcacheApi($config); // PSR-16 interface (standard) $cache->set('key', 'value', 3600); $value = $cache->get('key', 'default'); $cache->delete('key'); // Horde Extended interface (large items, multi-key) $cache->setLarge('report', $hugeData, 3600); // >1MB OK $values = $cache->getItems(['k1', 'k2', 'k3']); $cache->deleteDelayed('lock', 30); ``` Two Interfaces -------------- [](#two-interfaces) ### PSR-16 (Standard) [](#psr-16-standard) `get` `set` `delete` `clear` `has` `getMultiple` `setMultiple` `deleteMultiple` - Standard cache operations - Items < 1MB - Framework-portable ### HordeMemcacheInterface (Extended) [](#hordememcacheinterface-extended) `getLarge` `setLarge` `getItems` `deleteDelayed` - Large items (>1MB auto-chunking) - Multi-key batch retrieval - Delete with timeout Extensions Supported -------------------- [](#extensions-supported) Both **Memcache** and **Memcached** PHP extensions fully supported with equal features. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP 8.1+ - memcache or memcached PHP extension - memcached server Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) - **doc/UPGRADING.md** - Migration guide from 2.x - **src/HordeMemcacheInterface.php** - Extended API contract - **PSR-16**: License ------- [](#license) LGPL 2.1 - See LICENSE file ### Health Score 57 ↑ FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance94 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity16 Limited adoption so far Community25 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity83 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 53.9% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. 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