# Memcache::delete

(PECL memcache:0.2-2.1.2)

Memcache::delete — Delete item from the server

### Description

bool Memcache::delete ( string `$key` [, int `$timeout` ] )

Memcache::delete() deletes item with the `key` . If parameter `timeout` is specified, the item will expire after `timeout` seconds. Also you can use memcache_delete() function.

### Parameters

`key`

`timeout`

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example#1 Memcache::delete() example

`<?php
/* procedural API */
$memcache_obj = memcache_connect('memcache_host', 11211);
/* after 10 seconds item will be deleted by the server */
memcache_delete($memcache_obj, 'key_to_delete', 10);
/* OO API */
$memcache_obj = new Memcache;
$memcache_obj->connect('memcache_host', 11211);
$memcache_obj->delete('key_to_delete', 10);
?>`

### See Also

- Memcache::set()
- Memcache::replace()