Why not let the fs handle this ??

[Simon Forman]

On 6/10/06, Robin Bowes <robin-lists at robinbowes.com> wrote:
> Evan Martin wrote:
> > If you use memcached like it's intended, updates to the backend clear
> > the cache so your cache will never be out of date.
>
> Evan,
>
> What did you mean by this?
>
> I'm just getting started with memcached and need ensure that my cache is
> not out of date.

He means that if your backend data changes (after being cached) your
app must flush or update any affected keys in the cache.  If it
doesn't your clients will get the old invalid data.

Peace,
~Simon


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