---
title: "Feature: #69794 - Support pecl-memcached in MemcachedBackend"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-69794"
source: "Changelog/7.6.x/Feature-69794-SupportPecl-memcachedInMemcachedBackend.rst"
modified: "2026-09-15T10:46:36+00:00"
---

# Feature: #69794 - Support pecl-memcached in MemcachedBackend

See [forge#69794](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/69794)

## Description

Support for the PECL module "memcached" has been added to the MemcachedBackend of the Caching Framework.

## Impact

The MemcachedBackend checks if either "memcache" or "memcached" is installed. If both plugins are installed, the
MemcachedBackend uses "memcache" over "memcached" to avoid being a breaking change. An integrator may set the option
`peclModule` to use the preferred PECL module.

Example code:

```php
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['caching']['cacheConfigurations']['my_memcached'] = [
	'frontend' => \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Frontend\VariableFrontend::class,
	'backend' => \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Backend\MemcachedBackend::class,
	'options' => [
		'peclModule' => 'memcached',
		'servers' => [
			'localhost',
			'server2:port'
		]
	]
];
```