diff --git a/config/autoload/global.php b/config/autoload/global.php
index d205663..4ec899c 100644
--- a/config/autoload/global.php
+++ b/config/autoload/global.php
@@ -12,6 +12,44 @@
  */
 return array(
     // DOCTRINE CONF
+    'service_manager' => array(
+        'factories' => array(
+            'doctrine.cache.mycache' => function(\Zend\ServiceManager\ServiceManager $sm){
+                $arrayCache = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ArrayCache();
+
+                if(getenv('APPLICATION_ENV') == 'production'){
+                    if(extension_loaded('apc')){
+                        $apcCache = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ApcCache();
+                        $chainCache = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ChainCache([$apcCache,$arrayCache]);
+                        return $chainCache;
+                    }elseif(extension_loaded('apcu')){
+                        $apcuCache = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ApcuCache();
+                        $chainCache = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ChainCache([$apcuCache,$arrayCache]);
+                        return $chainCache;
+                    }
+                    // TODO: untested / add param for memchache(d) host & port
+                    /*elseif(extension_loaded('memcache')){
+                        $memcache = new \Memcache();
+                        if($memcache->connect('localhost', 11211)){
+                            $cache = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\MemcacheCache();
+                            $cache->setMemcache($mem);
+                            $chainCache = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ChainCache([$cache,$arrayCache]);
+                            return $chainCache;
+                        }
+                    }elseif(extension_loaded('memcached')){
+                        $memcache = new \Memcached();
+                        if($memcache->connect('localhost', 11211)){
+                            $cache = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\MemcachedCache();
+                            $cache->setMemcached($mem);
+                            $chainCache = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ChainCache([$cache,$arrayCache]);
+                            return $chainCache;
+                        }
+                    }*/
+                }
+                return $arrayCache;
+            },
+        ),
+    ),
     'doctrine' => array(
         'connection' => array(
             'orm_default' => array(
@@ -71,9 +109,9 @@ return array(
         ),
         'configuration' => array(
             'orm_default' => array(
-                'metadata_cache'        => 'array',
-                'query_cache'           => 'array',
-                'result_cache'          => 'array',
+                'metadata_cache'        => 'mycache',
+                'query_cache'           => 'mycache',
+                'result_cache'          => 'mycache',
                 'driver'                => 'orm_default', // This driver will be defined later
                 'generate_proxies'      => true,
                 'proxy_dir'             => 'data/DoctrineORMModule/Proxy',
@@ -85,9 +123,9 @@ return array(
                 'second_level_cache'    => array(),
             ),
             'orm_cli' => array(
-                'metadata_cache'        => 'array',
-                'query_cache'           => 'array',
-                'result_cache'          => 'array',
+                'metadata_cache'        => 'mycache',
+                'query_cache'           => 'mycache',
+                'result_cache'          => 'mycache',
                 'driver'                => 'orm_cli', // This driver will be defined later
                 'generate_proxies'      => true,
                 'proxy_dir'             => 'data/DoctrineORMModule/Proxy',