[wp-hackers] Memcached backend for the Object Cache

[Owen Winkler]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Disable disk cache (or empty its directory), then make multiple requests
> (isolated from the public) and view the log if you have root access.
> 
> You could possibly test this without root privileges:

That kind of defeats the purpose all-around, though, doesn't it?  I 
mean, I'd have to install a script that puts shell access to my server 
on the web, which sounds just a tad insecure.  But I can't do this on 
the live shared server because that could upset others.

In any case...

I don't want to know if performance is increased, I want to know if the 
new caching is being used.  Does memcache failover to disk-based 
caching?  If so, how do I determine if the memcache cache replacement is 
working or the built-in stuff?

Owen