Title: Another ‘object-cache.php’ file exists
Last modified: July 12, 2026

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# Another ‘object-cache.php’ file exists

 *  Resolved [microscan5ep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/microscan5ep/)
 * (@microscan5ep)
 * [3 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-object-cache-php-file-exists/)
 * The Cache-Info plugin constantly displays this message:
 * atec Cache APCu: Another ‘object-cache.php’ file exists. Please deactivate it
   first.
 * Even if I delete all active cache plugins the message persists, manually checking
   for w-content/object-cache.php on the CLI shows no such file exists.
 * Please advise.
 * Thanks, 
   Chris

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 *  Plugin Author [docjojo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/docjojo/)
 * (@docjojo)
 * [3 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-object-cache-php-file-exists/#post-18962919)
 * On the CLI?
   Please FTP into your installation or use file manager and check the“
   wp-content” path.There will most probably be an object-cache.php file sitting
   there.Open/view the file, header will tell you the origin. Probably from another
   plugin.Decide whether to keep or remove (or rename the file).atec-cache-apcu 
   installation should proceed after that.
 *  Thread Starter [microscan5ep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/microscan5ep/)
 * (@microscan5ep)
 * [3 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-object-cache-php-file-exists/#post-18962926)
 * CLI means “Command Line Interpreter” in other words, when I SSH into the server.
 * As I said there is no such file in the wp-content directory yet the message remains.
 * If I install your “atec Cache APCu” plugin that file then does appear, but the
   message still says:
 * “atec Cache APCu: Another ‘object-cache.php’ file exists. Please deactivate it
   first.”
 * So it doesn’t seem to recognise it’s own file
 *  Plugin Author [docjojo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/docjojo/)
 * (@docjojo)
 * [3 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-object-cache-php-file-exists/#post-18963091)
 * I think that is because you did not close the error msg.
   It is persistent until
   closed.What is the cache status?Please send a screenshot.
 *  Thread Starter [microscan5ep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/microscan5ep/)
 * (@microscan5ep)
 * [3 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-object-cache-php-file-exists/#post-18963139)
 * I guess I expected the error message not to display if there was no error!
 * Thank you
 *  Plugin Author [docjojo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/docjojo/)
 * (@docjojo)
 * [3 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-object-cache-php-file-exists/#post-18963150)
 * There was an error some time before and that error stays until you dismiss it.
   
   That is designed this way so you do not miss an error across reloads.You can 
   tell everything works if Settings tab shows: Object Cache is active.

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