---
title: "TYPO3 Exception 1232985915"
manual: "TYPO3 Exceptions"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3exceptions:typo3-exception-1232985915"
source: "Exceptions/1232985915.rst"
modified: "2026-09-16T07:39:08+00:00"
---

# TYPO3 Exception 1232985915

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## The APCu backend cannot be used because apcu is disabled on CLI

```
[ TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Exception ]
#1232985915: The APCu backend cannot be used because apcu is disabled on CLI.
thrown in file typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Backend/ApcuBackend.php
in line 84

```

This error occurs if TYPO3 is executed in command line context. The
reason is, that `typo3conf/LocalConfiguration.php` uses
`TYPO3\\CMS\\Core\\Cache\\Backend\\ApcuBackend` as caching backend,
which works fine if called using an HTTP-context (e.g. via Apache or
nginx) but does not if invoked via CLI (command line interface).

### Solutions

1.  Change Cache Backend: Goto TYPO3 *Install Tool* --> *Configuration Presets* and
    choose *Database cache backend* (or: something different then `apcu`) and save.
1.  Adjust PHP CLI configuration to fix this behavior: modify configuration file `/etc/php/7.1/cli/conf.d/20-apcu.ini` (as
    an example on Ubuntu 17.10) and add new setting `apc.enable_cli=on`