note 99461 added to memcache.connect

If memcached is working, calling memcache_connect( ) returns an Object instance, not a boolean. If memcached is not working, calling memcache_connect( ) throws a notice AND a warning (and returns false as expected). <?php /* memcache is running */ $test1 = memcache_connect('127.0.0.1',11211); echo gettype($test1); // object echo get_class($test1); // Memcache /* memcached is stopped */ $test2 = memcache_connect('127.0.0.1',11211); /* Notice: memcache_connect(): Server 127.0.0.1 (tcp 11211) failed with: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. (10060) in C:\Program Files\Support Tools\- on line 1 Warning: memcache_connect(): Can't connect to 127.0.0.1:11211, A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. (10060) in C:\Program Files\Support Tools\- on line 1 */ echo gettype($test2); // boolean echo $test2===false; // 1 ?> There appears to be no way to check whether memcached is actually running without resorting to error suppression: <?php $test3 = @memcache_connect('127.0.0.1',11211); if( $test3===false ){ // memcached is _probably_ not running } ?> ---- Server IP: 192.41.42.26 Probable Submitter: 70.166.218.198 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/memcache.connect.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/99461 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99461/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99461/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99461/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99461/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99461/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99461/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99461 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/99461 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php