Xenforo cache

[Deleted member 225812]

My question is about XF cache https://xenforo.com/docs/xf2/cache/

If I will activate general cache like this with Memcached or Redis:

$config['cache']['enabled'] = true;
$config['cache']['provider'] = 'Memcached';
$config['cache']['config'] = [    'server' => '127.0.0.1' ];

this will include all Cache contexts icluding ?

The following cache contexts are used by default in XenForo 2.1:

• css
• page
• registry
• sessions

or I need activate each of them separately?

 

[Anatoliy]

I need activate each of them separately?

yep

here is what I have for page cache

$config['cache']['enabled'] = true;
$config['pageCache']['enabled'] = true;
$config['cache']['context']['page']['provider'] = 'Redis';
$config['cache']['context']['page']['config'] = ['host' => '127.0.0.1'];

 

[Deleted member 225812]

Ok, if I will use only general cache without additionally contexts, what exactly will be caching?

 

[Anatoliy]

Ok, if I will use only general cache without additionally contexts, what exactly will be caching?

I have no idea. )
Probably something like requests to DB? I'd love to find out more about it, too.

 

[djbaxter]

yep

here is what I have for page cache

$config['cache']['enabled'] = true;
$config['pageCache']['enabled'] = true;
$config['cache']['context']['page']['provider'] = 'Redis';
$config['cache']['context']['page']['config'] = ['host' => '127.0.0.1'];

What exactly is that doing, especially the first two entries? Does that refer to the "default Xenforo cache", whatever and whereever that is, or is it specific to Redis?

 

[Anatoliy]

What exactly is that doing, especially the first two entries? Does that refer to the "default Xenforo cache", whatever and whereever that is, or is it specific to Redis?

yeah, exactly that - it enables default Xenforo cache using redis for that.

 

[djbaxter]

And if you don't use Redis? Do you need some sort of server cache enabled and configured?

 

[Deleted member 225812]

And if you don't use Redis? Do you need some sort of server cache enabled and configured?

Good question. You can use XF cache without redis. Redis one from many cache servers (If I right).
Yes you will need some other cache server if you will enable XF cache.

But I dont understand XF general cache including all Cache contexts or not.

 

[Anatoliy]

And if you don't use Redis? Do you need some sort of server cache enabled and configured?

Redis IS "some sort of server cache". )
I guess only forums with high traffic need it (there will be the difference). If you don't have redis enabled, probably you don't need it.
Otherwise you already would contact support regarding the slow forum, they would take a look and gave you a link to the tutorial "how to enable cache". )