Using memcache as a session store?

Question

I currently have a huge problem. Two days ago my site running on one server was too much, so I purchased two more and had them clustered (rsync and load balanced).

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Answer 1

Both of the major memcache PHP PECL extensions have session handlers. Either will require you to install a PECL module before use.

The Memcache PECL extension session handler is enabled with the following in php.ini:

session.save_handler = "memcache"
session.save_path = "tcp://memcacheServerAddressHere:11211?persistent=1&weight=2&timeout=2&retry_interval=10"

The Memcached PECL extension session handler is enabled with the following in php.ini:

session.save_handler = "memcached"
session.save_path = "memcacheServerAddressHere:11211"

Note that the Memcache extension appears to allow more configuration of the Memcache environment.