How do I enable file caching?

[ChemicalKicks]

So the obvious question what would you recommend adding to the config to enable caching?

 

[ChemicalKicks]

your missing

$config['cache']['enabled'] = true;

should be directly above

$config['cache']['backend'] = 'File';

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY

 

[Andy.N]

Now running on my live site

I'm surprised you are using a shared host. Is your site not big enough for a vps or dedi?

 

[Mark3121]

Hopefully for us nubs Xenforo 1.1 will have some easy help pages for this on cache and the like, as that lot flew clear right over this newbies head...

 

[Floris]

So the obvious question what would you recommend adding to the config to enable caching?

ragtek and I have a few threads open with config.php discussions and apc/memcached and opcode caching settings. Perhaps a better place to discuss? Just a suggestion.

 

[Mike Edge]

/internal_data/cache/ Should this be chmod to 0777?

 

[Floris]

yes.

it's internal_data/ it has an .htaccess file in there.
chmod this dir

cd into your xenforo dir
cd internal_data/
mkdir cache
cd ..
chmod -R 777 internal_data/

 

[Kier]

/internal_data/cache/ Should this be chmod to 0777?

Everything within internal_data should be 0777.

 

[Mike Edge]

ok thanks! I just bought a dedicated server and trying to fully optimize it for XF hosting. If I was to offer other XF sites hosting besides my site, what is the best caching system to use? Server is FreeBSD 8.1 with 16GB ram and RAID 10.

 

[ChemicalKicks]

ragtek and I have a few threads open with config.php discussions and apc/memcached and opcode caching settings. Perhaps a better place to discuss? Just a suggestion.

Bit late, mate.

 

[Floris]

Maybe the whole cache discussion could be split off, but whatever. =D

 

[Paul B]

I will split it off when time permits.

 

[Marc]

Maybe the whole cache discussion could be split off, but whatever. =D

I agree ...

 

[Itworx4me]

How do you determine if a cache software is running on a server?

 

[Wildcat Media]

How do you determine if a cache software is running on a server?

APC should show up using phpinfo(), I believe.

 

[Paul B]

Navigate to admin.php?tools/phpinfo on your XenForo installation to check it.

 

[yavuz]

I'm getting an internal server error when I use these:

$config['cache']['enabled'] = true;

$config['cache']['backend'] = 'File';
$config['cache']['backendOptions'] = array('cache_dir'  => '/home/user/public_html/internal_data/cache');

$config['cache']['frontend'] = 'Core';
$config['cache']['frontendOptions'] = array('caching'  =>  true,
                                            'automatic_serialization' => true,
                                            'lifetime'    => 1800
);

I also have memcached installed. How would I use it?

 

[Itworx4me]

Which option is better: Memcache or APC?

 

[DSF]

What is the best value for lifetime?

 

[Marcus]

Which option is better: Memcache or APC?

Memcache is only better if you use multiple servers. APC is your choice.

 

[Brett Peters]

$config['cache']['enabled'] = true;

$config['cache']['backend'] = 'File';
$config['cache']['backendOptions'] = array('cache_dir'  => '{{FULL PATH TO CACHE DIR}}');

$config['cache']['frontend'] = 'Core';
$config['cache']['frontendOptions'] = array('caching'  =>  true,
                                            'automatic_serialization' => true,
                                            'lifetime'    => 1800
);

Replacing the {{FULL PATH TO CACHE DIR}} To the full path to your cache dir, recomended is /library/cache

Thanks Cezz

Wow, much better now