In this chapter, we're going to return to our discussion of Drupal caching mechanisms and take a detailed look at the Memcache API and Integration contributed module along with the best methods of installing and configuring this module to allow for more granular and advanced cache configurations within our site. In Chapters 5 and 6, we used the Boost module to enable advanced caching for our anonymous site visitors. In this chapter and in Chapter 8, we're going to look at the best methods of enabling caching for our authenticated users, and investigate how to get even more control and flexibility over the Drupal caching system using contributed modules.
By the end of this chapter you will know how to:
Install a development WAMP environment using MoWeS Portable
Install Memcached binary libraries on your development server
Integrate and configure Memcached to work with your PHP 5.2.x application
Extract and install the Memcache API and Integration module...