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Fixed #23023 -- Added warning against local-memory cache.

Thanks django at kerz.id.au.
Tim Graham 10 years ago
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@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ sure you've configured your cache; see the :doc:`cache documentation
     cache backend. The local-memory cache backend doesn't retain data long
     cache backend. The local-memory cache backend doesn't retain data long
     enough to be a good choice, and it'll be faster to use file or database
     enough to be a good choice, and it'll be faster to use file or database
     sessions directly instead of sending everything through the file or
     sessions directly instead of sending everything through the file or
-    database cache backends.
+    database cache backends. Additionally, the local-memory cache backend is
+    NOT multi-process safe, therefore probably not a good choice for production
+    environments.
 
 
 If you have multiple caches defined in :setting:`CACHES`, Django will use the
 If you have multiple caches defined in :setting:`CACHES`, Django will use the
 default cache. To use another cache, set :setting:`SESSION_CACHE_ALIAS` to the
 default cache. To use another cache, set :setting:`SESSION_CACHE_ALIAS` to the