# Set generated PHP output to Memcached server by Nginx transparently **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [August 17, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/set-generated-php-output-to-memcached-server-by-nginx-transparently/193428 "2010-08-17T16:01:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jkuang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f08c70/32.png) [@jkuang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jkuang)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/set-generated-php-output-to-memcached-server-by-nginx-transparently/193428/1 "2010-08-17T16:01:06Z")
Hi, I have set up for NginxHttpMemcachedModule and it works great reading output that I have set to Memcached server through my OWN PHP code. But that means I have to modify my PHP code to make it happens and sometimes it is not easy if the code is third party. I really think it would be more beneficial if the NginxHttpMemcachedModule could set the generated PHP output into Memcached server. By doing so, I don’t have to modify PHP code to make it happen and it offers much better maintenance, using Nginx server as the Memcache (cluster) Proxy. Basically I need to be able to read PHP output from Memcached server: 1. If there is PHP output in the Memcached server given $uri, use it 2. If not, use fallback to the fastcgi or PHP-FPM 3. The generated PHP output of step 2 is set to the Memcached server BY NGINX TRANSPARENTLY (no PHP code change but just Nginx configuration) to the Memcached server so it can be read next time on step 1. I notice that there is another module call NginxHttpMemcModule. It seems that it could do the trick but I am not sure by looking at the configuration example in the wiki. Could someone provide some insight on this issue? Thanks! – Jin Kuang Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Set generated PHP output to Memcached server by Nginx transparently](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,120614,120614#msg-120614)** > > Hi, I have set up for NginxHttpMemcachedModule and it works great reading output that I have set to Memcached server through my OWN PHP code. But that means I have to modify my PHP code to make it happens and sometimes it is not easy if the code is... ---
**Author:** ![jkuang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f08c70/32.png) [@jkuang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jkuang)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/set-generated-php-output-to-memcached-server-by-nginx-transparently/193428/2 "2010-08-17T19:48:56Z")
This is like the Holy Grail. See my similar request here [Please Help With Memcached Setup](http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,117833). However, the answer I got was on the cryptic side with the only thing I could make out being it is not a good idea with proxy which I use as at yet so I gave up. Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: Set generated PHP output to Memcached server by Nginx transparently](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,120614,120755#msg-120755)** > > Hi, I have set up for NginxHttpMemcachedModule and it works great reading output that I have set to Memcached server through my OWN PHP code. But that means I have to modify my PHP code to make it happens and sometimes it is not easy if the code is... ---
**Author:** ![jkuang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f08c70/32.png) [@jkuang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jkuang)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/set-generated-php-output-to-memcached-server-by-nginx-transparently/193428/3 "2010-08-18T18:03:12Z")
> However, the answer I got was on the cryptic side with the only thing I > could make out being it is not a good idea with proxy which I use as at > yet so I gave up. Cryptic? The module [GitHub - openresty/srcache-nginx-module: Transparent subrequest-based caching layout for arbitrary nginx locations. · GitHub](http://github.com/agentzh/srcache-nginx-module) has the ability to “cache” - store subrequest response in memcached backend (combined with memc or any other module). rr ---
**Author:** ![jkuang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f08c70/32.png) [@jkuang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jkuang)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/set-generated-php-output-to-memcached-server-by-nginx-transparently/193428/4 "2010-08-18T17:27:28Z")
Dayo, thank you for the response. It seem that is what I am looking for. I am going to try it out and see if it works. Given the fact that this is still on the “bleeding edge” side of Nginx usage, I am thinking it might be better off if I will just use a “middleware” PHP to handle the update to the memcached server. 1. If there is PHP output in the Memcached server cluster given $uri, use it (with header stuff set) 2. If not, REWRITE the URL for [http://mysite.com/memcached\_update.php?location=the\_original\_url](http://mysite.com/memcached_update.php?location=the_original_url) This memcached\_update.php will open up a output buffer, perform a url get for the content of the original url, store the buffered content in memcached server (unfortunately that means this PHP will need to perform memcached server look up and cluster management in a clustered memcached environment) and return the content 1. Next time the same location is requested, we should have the content available in the memcached server cluster. This should not have impact on the original application as the “middleware” PHP is generic. But still it is a messy hack. It is not “pretty” I really hope NginxHttpMemcachedModule or NginxHttpMemcModule should bundle this critical capability in the modules directly. It seems so obviouos this job belongs to these two modules. Thanks – Jin Kuang Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: Set generated PHP output to Memcached server by Nginx transparently](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,120614,121015#msg-121015)** > > Hi, I have set up for NginxHttpMemcachedModule and it works great reading output that I have set to Memcached server through my OWN PHP code. But that means I have to modify my PHP code to make it happens and sometimes it is not easy if the code is...