utopia-php / cache
A simple cache library to manage application cache storing, loading and purging
Requires
- php: >=8.4
- ext-json: *
- utopia-php/circuit-breaker: ^0.3
- utopia-php/pools: ^2.0
- utopia-php/telemetry: ^0.4
Requires (Dev)
- swoole/ide-helper: ^6.0
Suggests
- ext-memcached: Required for the Memcached and Hazelcast adapters.
- ext-redis: Required for the Redis, RedisCluster and Sharding adapters.
- ext-swoole: Required for the multiplexing Redis adapter (>=6.0).
This package is auto-updated.
Last update: 2026-08-12 08:59:30 UTC
README
Important
This repository is a read-only mirror of the utopia-php monorepo. Development happens in packages/cache — please open issues and pull requests there.
Utopia framework cache library is simple and lite library for managing application cache storing, loading and purging. This library is aiming to be as simple and easy to learn and use. This library is maintained by the Appwrite team.
Although this library is part of the Utopia Framework project it is dependency free and can be used as standalone with any other PHP project or framework.
Getting started
Install using Composer:
composer require utopia-php/cache
File System Adapter
<?php require_once __DIR__ . '/../../vendor/autoload.php'; use Utopia\Cache\Cache; use Utopia\Cache\Adapter\Filesystem; $cache = new Cache(new Filesystem('/cache-dir')); $key = 'data-from-example.com'; $data = $cache->load($key, 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 * 3 /* 3 months */); if(!$data) { $data = file_get_contents('https://example.com'); $cache->save($key, $data); } echo $data;
Adapters
| Adapter | Notes |
|---|---|
Filesystem |
Files on disk, with optional streaming reads. |
Memory |
In-process array, useful in tests. |
None |
Stores nothing, for turning caching off. |
Redis |
phpredis, with reconnect and leases. |
Redis\Multiplexing |
Many Swoole coroutines over one Redis connection — see the multiplexing guide. |
RedisCluster |
phpredis against a Redis cluster. |
Memcached |
Memcached over the binary protocol. |
Hazelcast |
Hazelcast over its Memcached protocol. |
Sharding |
Spreads keys across several adapters. |
Pool |
Checks an adapter out of a utopia-php/pools pool per call. |
CircuitBreaker |
Wraps an adapter so a failing cache stops being called. |
System requirements
The library requires PHP 8.4 or later. The Redis, Memcached and Hazelcast adapters need the matching extension — see the suggest block in composer.json.
Tests
The unit tier needs nothing running:
composer test
The end-to-end tier runs on the host against this package's services:
docker compose up -d --wait composer test:e2e docker compose down -v
Copyright and license
The MIT License (MIT) http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php