Use this code to not only check if the memcache extension is enabled, but also whether the daemon is running and able to store and retrieve data successfully:
<?php
if (class_exists('Memcache')) {
$server = 'localhost';
if (!empty($_REQUEST['server'])) {
$server = $_REQUEST['server'];
}
$memcache = new Memcache;
$isMemcacheAvailable = @$memcache->connect($server);
if ($isMemcacheAvailable) {
$aData = $memcache->get('data');
echo '<pre>';
if ($aData) {
echo '<h2>Data from Cache:</h2>';
print_r($aData);
} else {
$aData = array(
'me' => 'you',
'us' => 'them',
);
echo '<h2>Fresh Data:</h2>';
print_r($aData);
$memcache->set('data', $aData, 0, 300);
}
$aData = $memcache->get('data');
if ($aData) {
echo '<h3>Memcache seem to be working fine!</h3>';
} else {
echo '<h3>Memcache DOES NOT seem to be working!</h3>';
}
echo '</pre>';
}
}
if (!$isMemcacheAvailable) {
echo 'Memcache not available';
}
?>