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--- v5:userguide:memcached [2017/04/18 10:36] – Reorder sections dregad
+++ v5:userguide:memcached [2019/12/16 00:53] – mnewnham
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 ===== The Memcache Library =====
-There are 2 PEAR modules for connecting to a [[wp>Memcached]] server: the [[https://pecl.php.net/package/memcache|Memcache]] library and the [[https://pecl.php.net/package/memcached|Memcached]] library.
+There are 2 distinct PEAR modules for connecting to a [[wp>Memcached]] server: the [[https://pecl.php.net/package/memcache|Memcache]] library and the [[https://pecl.php.net/package/memcached|Memcached]] library.
 <WRAP tip>
   * Windows support is only available for the //Memcache// library.
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   * If both libraries are available, //Memcache// will be used.
 </WRAP>
+===== Why can't I use the memcached library under Windows? =====
+The memcached library is much more heavily featured, more modern and better maintained. The problem with it is not a problem with ADOdb, nor a problem with PHP. The PHP module is dependent on the 3rd party library **libmemcache**, which has no Windows support. Any Windows DLLs you might find floating around the web will __always__ be built on the memcache library.