[DBTech] vB Optimise v2 (vB4)

[DragonByte Tech]

vB Optimise Lite

Professional version & feature list available @ www.DragonByte-Tech.com (http://www.DragonByte-Tech.com)
Priority support for Lite version is handled at the Developers Website.


What does it do?

vB Optimise is intended to optimise vBulletin software by integrating several PHP "cachers" and handling data before vBulletin. This works by encountering and handling data prior to vBulletin in order to skip the arbitary execution that would be more server intensive.

Real-Life Statistics

We've teamed up with some Big Forums to show you the impact of vB Optimise, you can view this public chart which shows both our statistics and theirs:

View Public vB Optimise Resource Statistics (http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/vboptimisesites.php)

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What does 'Marking As Installed' do ?

* It helps you to stay on top of updates - members who have installed modifications will be notified by us whenever new updates are available.

* For security issues - vbulletin.org will contact all members who have installed a modification whenever a security issue is brought to their attention.

* Marking a modification as installed also helps us know how many people are using our work, giving us extra incentive to provide more features and new modifications.

We appreciate the support!
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Features - Lite
Supported Extensions
APC
eAccelerator
Memcache
XCache
WinCache
Filecache
Style Cacher
Caches style data to globally reduce a query within all vBulletin forum-based pages.
Template Cacher
Caches template data to globally reduce a query within all vBulletin forum-based pages.
Datastore Cacher
Forces custom datastore items from modifications (including those from vB's blogs) to use your configured Datastore Cache method instead of being forced into the database. This reduces page queries by where affected.
vB CMS Template Caching
(Automatic) Corrects many uncached templates within vB CMS to reduce upto 20+ queries on CMS pages (number varies based on content).
[DBTech] Advanced Post Thanks / Like statistics Caching
Caches statistics page for the Advanced Post Thanks / Like mod by DBTech.
[DBTech] Advanced User Tagging statistics Caching
Caches statistics page for the Advanced User Tagging mod by DBTech.
Optimal Settings Check
Provides a quick interface to identify possible settings which can be changed on your forum for further optimisation.
Self-System Tester
Provides a relatively straight-forward system check to ensure your vB Optimise installation works fully.
Automatic Cache Flusher
Automatically flushes cache within the Admin CP based on specific triggers to make sure content does not remain stale on your forum.
XCache Authentification
Supports XCache Admin Authentification by allowing you specify the username/password in a configuration if needs be.
Forum Resource Statistic
Shows off vB Optimise resource saving statistics directly within forumhome statistics.
Statistical Resource Savings
Ability to see just exactly how many queries per day vB Optimise has saved your database. You'll be surprised at the numbers.
Features - Pro
Notices Cacher
Caches users dismissed notices to reduce a near-global query within all vBulletin forum-based pages.
Showgroups Cacher
Caches the showgroups query which becomes more intensive as your user-base grows.
Forum Display Query Enhancement
Enhances a stock vBulletin query within Forum Display to speed up the page.
Forum Home WOL Cache
Caches Forum Home "Who's Online" to remove an intensive query and allow larger sites to display this data without impact.
"Who Has Read Thread" Cache (4.2.0+)
Caches Show Thread "Who Has Read Thread" to remove a query and allow larger sites to display this data without impact.
"Who Has Visited Forum" Cache (4.2.0+)
Caches Forum Home "Who Has Visited Forum" to remove a query and allow larger sites to display this data without impact.
vB Cache Override (Feature not available on vBulletin 3)
Ability to override vBulletins new built-in database cacher for the CMS / Forum Sidebar Blocks to remove anything from 1 to 20+ queries based on your content.
Full Guest Caching
Ability to cache entire pages and serve them saving not only hundreds of queries but upto 90% of CPU processing towards Guests.
CDN Integration
vB Optimise now integrates with popular CDN systems: Amazon S3, Origin Pull or Mirror, Rackspace Cloud, Remote Server (custom CDN) and Windows Azure.
Plugin Cache
Stores all plugins in a PHP file, improving performance for plugin execution
....and more!Support

Priority support will be handled at DBTech (http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com).

FAQ

Q: I have WinCache installed, but vB Optimise tells me it's not?
A: WinCache only introduced OpCode support in version 1.1, if you're using version 1.0.x you will need to upgrade.

Q: I'm using the XCache method, flushing doesn't work?
A: If you have XCache authentification, turn the admin option on within vB Optimise Settings, then edit ./vboptimise/config.php and specify your XCache username/password. Alternatively you can disable XCache authentification within php.ini:
xcache.admin.enable_auth = Off Q: I have eAccelerator installed, but vB Optimise tells me it's not?
A: eAccelerator does not provide the caching extension by default, you will need to recompile PHP with additional flags. For more information read eAccelerator documentation located here: http://eaccelerator.net/wiki/CompileConfiguration (Specifically look at: with-eaccelerator-shared-memory)

Q: It says my opcode cacher can't store data?
A: Check to see you're using a supported Apache handler if you're using Apache: http://www.thecpaneladmin.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/phphandlers2.png

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This mod displays a copyright notification in the footer of all pages which includes:
1 Link to DragonByte Technologies homepage
1 Link to Product Description page of this modification

[tsptom]

Appreciate it!

[Sage Knight]

Just wondering if this is suitable for shared hosting?

And your stats chart is not loading for me..

[New Joe]

Same as the above post.

could you also give us a simple example of what this modification does and how it will improve our Forums.

[Rckcrwlr]

Tagged for future use...thanks.

[DragonByte Tech]

Just wondering if this is suitable for shared hosting?I don't see why not :)

And your stats chart is not loading for me..Fixed, thanks :)


Fillip

[scottct1]

I can't get to your site at the moment.

What if you already purchased the older pro version?

I am one of the Big Board you have listed (SatelliteGuys) :D

[DragonByte Tech]

I have no issues getting onto DBTech D:

If you have a licence in good standing (i.e. not expired) you can download the Pro version of v2.4.0 :)


Fillip

[Nirjonadda]

Its Great Addon for forum !
MySQL Queries vB Optimise has saved this forum:30,021,655

[thecore762]

Yep, an excellent mod!

[Pandemikk]

Same as the above post.

could you also give us a simple example of what this modification does and how it will improve our Forums.
Saves queries. Less queries = less load on the database = potentially faster site / avoid bottlenecks.

[hugh_]

I have no issues getting onto DBTech D:

If you have a licence in good standing (i.e. not expired) you can download the Pro version of v2.4.0 :)


Fillip

Every now and again I get a blank page trying to access dbtech, like now....

[DragonByte Tech]

Every now and again I get a blank page trying to access dbtech, like now....I've sadly been unable to replicate these issues or find any cause for them in the server logs D:


Fillip

[Robru]

What's new in this update, Fillip? :)

[DragonByte Tech]

Nothing for vB4, it's merely to keep it in sync with vB3 :)


Fillip

[twolegit]

This mod (pro version) is amazing has saved my small (just under 400 members) forum over 1.5 million queries since May 26 and have saved me many database errors for max_connections!

thanks dbtech

[RoAjayson]

Great mod. Improves server load and loading speed. Has already saved me over 5k queries in under an hour of it being installed. I'm probably looking at 5+ million saved queries per month.

[Pure Dope]

When I try to save Cache settings and Misc settings pages, I get a white page.

On the settings test page I get a js popup that says:
AJAX Failure

Internal Server Error once it gets to: "Running Test: Flush Cache"

When I click the flush cache link, it does nothing but takes me to a grey screen.

The Resource Saving Statistic page doesnt seem to be working, but maybe thats b/c I cant save settings.

I cant even save the Main settings page b/c of a white screen.

This all has happened AFTER I installed xcache. It wasnt installed before. I have a db server and a web server. xcache is installed on my web server.



Also, when using this mod, I assume the caching options in the config.php file are ignored????

[Pure Dope]

Actually it seems not to be your mod thats only doing the white screen. Even when I tried to disable, it I got that. Hm...ill be back.

[DragonByte Tech]

We've seen an influx of incorrectly configured xcache servers as of late :(

Please add define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true); to your config.php file, then change the vBO cache setting to Filecache, then remove the above PHP code (or comment it out).

If you have xcache.admin.enable_auth set to On you need to provide the username and password in the config.php file for this mod.

If not, you'll want to run these two test scripts in order: <?php
xcache_set('test', 'Working!');
?>

<?php
echo xcache_get('test');
?>


Fillip

[Pure Dope]

Ok. It happens when I uncomment out this line in the ini file:

;; install as zend extension (recommended), normally "$extension_dir/xcache.so"
zend_extension = /usr/local/lib/php/extensions/non-debug-non-zts-xxx/xcache.so
; zend_extension_ts = /usr/local/lib/php/extensions/non-debug-zts-xxx/xcache.so
;; For windows users, replace xcache.so with php_xcache.dll
zend_extension_ts = c:/php/extensions/php_xcache.dll
;; or install as extension, make sure your extension_dir setting is correct
; extension = xcache.so
;; or win32:
; extension = php_xcache.dll

:/ Not sure why that happens. But thats what the installation instructions said do. Anyone have any ideas?

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Ok It seems like the problem was that I had this set to on:

[xcache.admin]
xcache.admin.enable_auth

I set it to off, and now it seems to be working. Thx for the reply.

[Pure Dope]

We've seen an influx of incorrectly configured xcache servers as of late :(

Please add define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true); to your config.php file, then change the vBO cache setting to Filecache, then remove the above PHP code (or comment it out).

If you have xcache.admin.enable_auth set to On you need to provide the username and password in the config.php file for this mod.

If not, you'll want to run these two test scripts in order: <?php
xcache_set('test', 'Working!');
?>

<?php
echo xcache_get('test');
?>


Fillip

Yeah that was exactly what the problem was. The authentication. Thx.

So the cache settings in the config.php file get ignored now, right???

[DragonByte Tech]

I believe so yeah, you can override datastore caching within the mod :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vB Optimise v2.5.0:
Feature [DBTech] Advanced Post Thanks / Like Statistics caching
Feature [DBTech] Advanced User Tagging Statistics caching

Fillip

[Robru]

I got blank pages when upgrade to version v2.5.0
Has it to do with vbSEO Likes or so?

[DragonByte Tech]

Try adding ini_set('display_errors', true); to config.php directly beneath <?


Fillip

[hugh_]

I'm considering the paid version of this mod but I'm a little concerned at having recently upgraded from the older (lite) release to version 2.4.0 (lite) because I'm seeing almost no change in SQL statistics.

Is this expected?

I also have a problem with the cost of the full version of your mods if I'm honest.

How do you justify charging more than a full vBulletin 4.0 license ($195) for a mod?

[DragonByte Tech]

I'm considering the paid version of this mod but I'm a little concerned at having recently upgraded from the older (lite) release to version 2.4.0 (lite) because I'm seeing almost no change in SQL statistics.

Is this expected?Yeah, since the older Lite version and 2.4.0 added no new cache features, only the display of the SQL queries saved :)

v2.5.0 Lite added additional cache if you run APTL or AUT, but don't expect a giant leap in stats there either - it's only the Statistics pages of those mods that are cached.

The Pro version, however, adds Who Has Read Thread and Who Has Visited Forum cache for vB 4.2.0+, which should see a significant boost in stats - that's ignoring all the other benefits that you can read about in the OP :)

I also have a problem with the cost of the full version of your mods if I'm honest.

How do you justify charging more than a full vBulletin 4.0 license ($195) for a mod?vBOptimise is priced the way it is because it has the potential to (and in many cases does) save MUCH more than that over its lifetime (sometimes within a month or two) in increased server fees keeping up with site growth etc. Some of our customers save millions, tens of millions or even over 100 million queries per day, which would all usually translate into increased costs. Thanks to vBO that's not the case.

Obviously our pricing isn't for everyone, that's why we release Lite versions as well, so people who run smaller sites and such can still get much of the benefit of our products :)


Fillip

[eva2000]

vBOptimise is priced the way it is because it has the potential to (and in many cases does) save MUCH more than that over its lifetime (sometimes within a month or two) in increased server fees keeping up with site growth etc. Some of our customers save millions, tens of millions or even over 100 million queries per day, which would all usually translate into increased costs. Thanks to vBO that's not the case.

Obviously our pricing isn't for everyone, that's why we release Lite versions as well, so people who run smaller sites and such can still get much of the benefit of our products :)


Fillip

+1

Indeed, saves heaps the Pro version saved one of my clients 10 billion cache hits per month or ~3,600 cache hits/s http://vbtechsupport.com/1526/ :D

[tsptom]

I have had this installed for a few weeks and I just noticed this on my forum home page...

MySQL Queries vB Optimise has saved this forum 0

Does this ever get reset or is it possible that vboptimise has not saved us any queries? All settings are showing as optimal and all test complete successfully.

Also, it may be a coincidence, but since installing, the number of guests has jumped 5 X (hundreds) at any given time. I thought that was strange. For the record I did install a few mods around the same time.

Thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

Did you remember to turn the modification on via Main Settings, and configure a cache system (or Filecache if you have nothing else installed)?

Fillip

[tsptom]

Did you remember to turn the modification on via Main Settings, and configure a cache system (or Filecache if you have nothing else installed)?

Yes, both are set (online and memcache).

Anything else I should check? ty

[DragonByte Tech]

Turn on debug mode and see if vBOptimise adds itself to the drop-down of report items. If it does not, please try disabling all other mods (it's fine to turn your forums off for this process if you don't want others seeing this info, your page loads alone should generate stats) and see if vBO appears there then.

If it still doesn't appear (don't rely exclusively on the stat counter as it recounts every 10 minutes) then please PM me with a link to your issue post, an FTP account and an AdminCP account so that I can find out what's going on :)


Fillip

[tsptom]

OK, thanks. I will try this during a slow period later. In the interim, I have 2 issues... I am embarrassed to say I don't know how to turn on debug mode, nor do I know where the drop-down report items are found. :o

[glen290]

Will this directly overwrite v2.0.1 that i have installed now, or do i need to remove and replace ?

[hugh_]

I bought the full version of this mod a couple of days ago and my homepage stopped working (blank screen) although all the diagnostics are green. Also despite the savings stats in the admincp I'm seeing no change in MYSQL statistics. Where have I gone wrong?

[DragonByte Tech]

Will this directly overwrite v2.0.1 that i have installed now, or do i need to remove and replace ?It should overwrite :)

I bought the full version of this mod a couple of days ago and my homepage stopped working (blank screen) although all the diagnostics are green. Also despite the savings stats in the admincp I'm seeing no change in MYSQL statistics. Where have I gone wrong?Please post Pro support questions in our Pro support forum :)


Fillip

[hugh_]

I can't access it. All I get is a blank page...

[DragonByte Tech]

Try manually going to /forum.php then :)


Fillip

[hugh_]

That's it, the links in this thread point to www.DragonByte-Tech.com/forum

Thanks.

[TheAllusionist]

This plugin seems to not allow me to save changes in the backend as far as plugins go, but I could disable it and make the changes. So I updated to 2.5 and now I can't disable or uninstall it or make changes to it's setting to enable xCache authentication or even shut it off. It also seems if I manually remove the files my site just has white screens front end and back end.

Any advice?

[DragonByte Tech]

Add define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true); to config.php directly beneath <?php then you can correct the configuration issues :)


Fillip

[TheAllusionist]

Thank you, that allowed me to make changes.

[tsptom]

I have had this installed for a few weeks and I just noticed this on my forum home page...

MySQL Queries vB Optimise has saved this forum 0

Does this ever get reset or is it possible that vboptimise has not saved us any queries? All settings are showing as optimal and all test complete successfully.

Also, it may be a coincidence, but since installing, the number of guests has jumped 5 X (hundreds) at any given time. I thought that was strange. For the record I did install a few mods around the same time.

Thanks
A little follow up. I finally decided to uninstall and re-install and it is working now. In just 2+ days I now see:

MySQL Queries vB Optimise has saved this forum 2,012,918

I haven't noticed any positive difference in performance but I have to assume that 2 million saved queries is doing something positive. :)

[DragonByte Tech]

It won't really provide a noticeable difference in performance unless you have a very high concurrent users count, I'm glad you got it working :)


Fillip

[tsptom]

It's actually been slower, but perhaps it is a coincidence? I just got an email from one of my moderators (who didn't know I installed this):

"The site has been running very slow for me today. Is that just on my end or have you noticed also? Other sites seem to work fine. I'm also using Chrome."

I may have to disable to see if it makes any difference.

[DragonByte Tech]

It could be, we have had no reports of vB Optimise slowing down page loads before :)


Fillip

[tsptom]

My forum has indeed been very bogged down since installing, but we did have some pretty high traffic so it seems that would be more likely the reason. Optimise has saved us 4.4 million queries in just a few days.

I see this feature in the Pro version:

Full Guest Caching
Ability to cache entire pages and serve them saving not only hundreds of queries but upto 90% of CPU processing towards Guests.

This may be what I'm looking for since a lot of our visitors are guests. If 75% of our visitors are guests, would you be confident that this "90%" savings in CPU usage from guests would be our solution? I'm looking to upgrade the server but considering trying this first. Although the server upgrade might be cheaper. :)

[DragonByte Tech]

There's zero way for me to confidently say one way or the other, but I do know that if the majority of your users are guests then you would see a major increase in performance relative to the guest:member ratio :)


Fillip

[Chadi]

Can someone please help me?

Getting this error after converting to CloudLinux (confirmed its APC though, since sites work after I remove APC info from php.ini)

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class vb_optimise_apc in /home/user/public_html/dbtech/vboptimise/includes/operators/apc.php on line 3PHP.ini had this:

[APC]
extension="apc.so"
apc.enabled = 1
apc.shm_segments = 1
apc.shm_size = 512
apc.max_file_size = 10M
apc.stat=1
apc.include_once_override = 0
extension=pdo.so
extension=pdo_sqlite.so
extension=sqlite.so
extension=pdo_mysql.so
zend_extension="/usr/local/Zend/lib/Guard-5.5.0/php-5.3.x/ZendGuardLoader.so"PHP -V Output:

PHP 5.3.15 (cli) (built: Aug 15 2012 15:46:52) Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The PHP Group Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Zend Technologies with eAccelerator v0.9.6.1, Copyright (c) 2004-2010 eAccelerator, by eAccelerator with the ionCube PHP Loader v4.2.2, Copyright (c) 2002-2012, by ionCube Ltd., and with Zend Guard Loader v3.3, Copyright (c) 1998-2010, by Zend Technologies

[artcrimes]

thank you!

[DragonByte Tech]

Can someone please help me?

Getting this error after converting to CloudLinux (confirmed its APC though, since sites work after I remove APC info from php.ini)

PHP.ini had this:

PHP -V Output:Try deleting all vB Optimise files (might want to uninstall it first), including old files (i.e. the vboptimise directory that's not inside the dbtech directory) and re-install.

I've no idea why it would try to re-declare that class...


Fillip

[FFMania]

I am getting this error when I tried selecting eAccelerator as the cache operator.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

The problem is that eAccelerator is installed and is working fine on my server.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Is there anything I could do? Or I am stuck with File cache? Thanks.

[Chadi]

Due to no shared caching feature in Eaccelator 9.6.1, I have decided to try Xcache instead and now get this error:

Warning: xcache_get() [function.xcache-get]: XCache var cache was not initialized properly. Check php log for actual reason in [path]/dbtech/vboptimise/includes/operators/xcache.php on line 21

[DragonByte Tech]

You'll need to contact your host regarding that one, I've never ran into that one before so I can't help, sorry :(

It's a problem with the way XCache is set up on the server, not with vBO.


Fillip

[ryanwood]

I am very interested in this plugin simply for the CDN integration. I have done a lot of other manual optimizing, but the CDN integration is the one I am after.

Here are some questions:

I am going to use Rackspace Cloud Files. Will this plugin automatically upload the files from my server to the Cloud Files? Obviously I will need to create a bucket and change the cname, but I am wondering if I will have to manually upload the files to the CDN.

Will this store all attachments, images, css, js to the CDN? Will there be proper expires headers, etc?

I am familiar with Wordpress and have used W3Total Cache many times. It is a great plugin and really works well with Cloud Files. Will this plugin have a similar experience as far as integrating with Cloud Files and uploading new content?

[thecore762]

I am getting this error when I tried selecting eAccelerator as the cache operator.

http://pasteboard.s3.amazonaws.com/images/1345357162300348.png

The problem is that eAccelerator is installed and is working fine on my server.

http://pasteboard.s3.amazonaws.com/images/1345357262369188.png

Is there anything I could do? Or I am stuck with File cache? Thanks.

Looks like your host is using suPHP, you will have to run DSO to make this work.
Contact your host and ask them if they can do this for you.

See this chart: http://www.thecpaneladmin.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/phphandlers2.png

[DragonByte Tech]

I am going to use Rackspace Cloud Files. Will this plugin automatically upload the files from my server to the Cloud Files?Via the Origin Push/Pull method, yeah :)

Will this store all attachments, images, css, js to the CDN? Will there be proper expires headers, etc?Attachments no, everything else yes.


Fillip

[ryanwood]

Via the Origin Push/Pull method, yeah :)

Attachments no, everything else yes.


Fillip

Why am I forced to have 3 links on every page of my website if I pay $100 for the plugin?

I have to pay an extra $100 to remove the branding? $200 total? Thats a little ridiculous for removing links/ads.

[DragonByte Tech]

Why am I forced to have 3 links on every page of my website if I pay $100 for the plugin?

I have to pay an extra $100 to remove the branding? $200 total? Thats a little ridiculous for removing links/ads.

There are 2 links in the pro version, not 3, both to dragonbyte-tech.com. We cannot discuss the pro version here on vb.org, but we are aware not all sites will be able/willing to pay for the pro modification etc, which is why we put out a 100% free lite version. In addition we don't force anyone to use our products, it's completely optional :).

Iain

[DragonByte Tech]

Because the $100 for the plugin itself is for the work that went into creating the plugin :)

vBulletin / Internet Brands charge you $170 for a Branding Free licence for your forum.
vBSEO charges you $117.

Having branding increases traffic to our site, driving sales and helps us to provide even more awesome products.

Even if 1 in every 10k visitors to your site is actually a forum owner themselves (either in the present or in the future) and would be interested in our products, that's still 1 lost sale.
If we then assume that your site gets 100k visitors, that's 10 lost sales.

10 lost vB Optimise sales equates to $1000, which when compared to a $100 Branding Free licence is actually a pretty bad business deal for us :)

Hopefully that makes it clearer why we put branding in our mods, and why we charge such a high fee to remove it :)


Fillip

[Chadi]

Enabled debugging and noticed these errors

[DragonByte Tech]

First of all, those aren't errors, they're just incorrect API calls that vB silently discarded.

Secondly, they're not related to vB Optimise, as I don't believe that mod ever fetches forum permissions at all :)


Fillip

[AndrewSimm]

What is the affect on server memory when caching? I run a big board with a unique situation that I am trying to solve without spending a bizillion a month on hosting. In a nut shell most of the time I have 300 - 400 users online and they make 3200 - 4000 post a day. 13 days a year I have around 600 - 800 online and for about 5 hours they make about 2000 post a hour. This is causing my memory to fill up while the processor is processing the request.

[DragonByte Tech]

I doubt vB Optimise will help you with memory usage - in fact, most opcode cachers are designed to steal MORE memory in order to avoid hitting the CPU for re-running PHP scripts.

You might be best off getting a Memcache server on a separate machine, and also stuff your MySQL on that second server :)


Fillip

[Chadi]

Would this mod be necessary if your using nginx?

[Ghostt]

Does the lite version not support caching templates from guests?
i dont undestand this.

[DragonByte Tech]

Would this mod be necessary if your using nginx?Nginx doesn't deal with opcode caching so yeah, it still has an effect :)

Does the lite version not support caching templates from guests?
i dont undestand this.Guest caching is a Pro-only feature :)


Fillip

[Mark_Zuckerberg]

When i run test it gives one error which is

Your Opcache Operator extension is functioning, however it is unable to store data. Please check your extension configuration.

[DragonByte Tech]

That means your chosen opcache operator isn't working correctly as it's unable to store data - you should contact your host :)


Fillip

[Mark_Zuckerberg]

That means your chosen opcache operator isn't working correctly as it's unable to store data - you should contact your host :)


Fillip

i am using memcache and one more thing
Save Avatars as Files and Save Attachments as Files also not working while there is a Tick option in the vB Optimise: Optimal Settings Check

For these i have created a folder on my root like this
attachment/attachments
attachment/avatars
attachment/profilepics
attachment/signaturepics

but after doing this my previous avatar and profile pics also not working nor i am able to upload a new one :(

[Mark_Zuckerberg]

i am getting this error when i run system test in vb optimize.

Running Test: Fetch Cache
Your Opcache Operator extension is functioning, however it is unable to store data. Please check your extension configuration.

any help?

[DragonByte Tech]

You've posted the same question in all 3 vB Optimise threads, we cannot help you when we don't know what version you're running.

Fillip

[Mark_Zuckerberg]

You've posted the same question in all 3 vB Optimise threads, we cannot help you when we don't know what version you're running.


Fillip

i told you that it was mistakenly done i came after googling it but when i saw in my installed mods its [DBTech] vB Optimise v2 (vB4) and also in my download folder in my pc and i have already edited my posts on these

[Mark_Zuckerberg]

for the proof i am attaching a screenshot for you and mistakes are always done by humans buddy.

[DragonByte Tech]

i am using memcache and one more thing
Save Avatars as Files and Save Attachments as Files also not working while there is a Tick option in the vB Optimise: Optimal Settings Check

For these i have created a folder on my root like this
attachment/attachments
attachment/avatars
attachment/profilepics
attachment/signaturepics

but after doing this my previous avatar and profile pics also not working nor i am able to upload a new one :(That's a vBulletin feature, not a part of vB Optimise.

i am getting this error when i run system test in vb optimize.


any help?You need to contact your host, as per the error message your opcode cacher is not working.


Fillip

[John Lester]

I have 2.0.1 (Lite) installed and I'm wondering if I should update to 2.5. I don't use DB's thanks or tag hacks and I don't really care if the stats are displayed or not :D

I'm also wondering if using Xcache would be more efficient than Filecache on a VPS. My previous host wouldn't allow Xcache to be installed so I had to use Filecache, but now I'm on a vps and can install Xcache if I want :)

[betterthanyours]

I have 2.0.1 (Lite) installed and I'm wondering if I should update to 2.5. I don't use DB's thanks or tag hacks and I don't really care if the stats are displayed or not :D

I'm also wondering if using Xcache would be more efficient than Filecache on a VPS. My previous host wouldn't allow Xcache to be installed so I had to use Filecache, but now I'm on a vps and can install Xcache if I want :)

You should install xcache. You'll definitely see a big improvement over filecache

[DragonByte Tech]

XCache can cache more than just the vBulletin stuff, so it's definitely a boon to have that compared to Filecache, since XCache works with your RAM rather than your disk I/O :)


Fillip

[betterthanyours]

I have xCache installed just to accelerate PHP. For the forum itself I memcache. They seem to work together brilliantly.

[John Lester]

Ok knownhost is suggesting that I should enable suPHP which means no XCache and to install memcache instead of XCache. Anyone have this set up on their server? How does it compare to running DSO and XCache?

[eva2000]

Ok knownhost is suggesting that I should enable suPHP which means no XCache and to install memcache instead of XCache. Anyone have this set up on their server? How does it compare to running DSO and XCache?

memcached based vboptimise works fine http://vbtechsupport.com/1526/ / http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/blogs/eva2000/vbulletin-optimise-pro-race-you-10-billion-cache-hits-261/ :)

although you will loose more performance switching to suPHP than you'd gain from using vB optimise + memcached

but having vb optimise + memcached + suPHP is better than nothing.

[John Lester]

I don't see the point of using suPHP anyways, so I will probably just stick with vb optimise and xcache :D

[John Lester]

Due to no shared caching feature in Eaccelator 9.6.1, I have decided to try Xcache instead and now get this error:

Warning: xcache_get() [function.xcache-get]: XCache var cache was not initialized properly. Check php log for actual reason in [path]/dbtech/vboptimise/includes/operators/xcache.php on line 21

Chadi you ever find out what caused this? I'm getting the same error after saving settings.

I completely uninstalled 2.0.1 and deleted the files, then installed 2.5 btw. Forgot to add that I run vB 4.1.12 pl 2

[betterthanyours]

From the looks of it, the host needs to set the var cache size. The xcache.var_count should be the number of cores directly and readily available to serve your website. If you need further assistance let me know. You can contact me via PM. Are you using VPS or shared?

Make sure you flush the vboptimise cache.

Why are you using 2.1 or 2.5? I'm using 1.3...

[John Lester]

Yep they did not enable the var cache, and I'm using 2.5 because I'm thinking of upgrading to vB 4.2.

[betterthanyours]

Yep they did not enable the var cache, and I'm using 2.5 because I'm thinking of upgrading to vB 4.2.

Apologies, I thought you were meant 2.5 xCache version as opposed to vBOptimise.

[John Lester]

Ok so I haven't noticed any change and when I click on the "Resource Statistics" link the page shows no savings. I have attached screen shots of my settings, I didn't install xcache ... my host did so perhaps there is something else they need to tweak?

[John Lester]

Question ... do I have to uncomment the relevant lines in config.php?

[betterthanyours]

Go to /includes/ and open config.php you need to uncomment:
// $config['Datastore']['class'] = 'vB_Datastore_Filecache';
and set it to
$config['Datastore']['class'] = 'vB_Datastore_XCache';

Then, you need to go to /includes/datastore/ and open the datastore.php file and set all the vars (between each '') to vB_Datastore_XCache

e.g. 'vB_Datastore_XCache'

If you need further assistance feel free to contact me.

[John Lester]

I had no idea I needed to edit datastore.cache.php :D I'll check the stats tomorrow and see if I'm "done" :) Thanks

[John Lester]

Ok so in about 25 hours ....
MySQL Queries vB Optimise has saved this forum 47,729 ...which is pretty darn impressive :) My only remaining question is in regards to the "Resource Statistics" page ... it doesn't show anything, why?

[DragonByte Tech]

Right click the center area, does it say "Movie not loaded..." greyed out?

If so, please ensure you uploaded the .swf file to the correct directory.

Fillip

[John Lester]

EDIT:

I never should have said it's "blank" the swf loads ... it's just not showing any data.

[betterthanyours]

Make sure you enable resource statistics collection and display of it...click around all the options. Can't remember exactly where it is within the vBOptimise section

[Makaveli007]

If we cannot use any opcache modules due to hosting limitations, filecache is the only option correct?

Also, is it possible that using filecache could actually slow the site down because of added disk I/O? The reason I ask is because I had tried this mod on my site, and while at times it was much faster, at other times it was slower. Furher, certain areas of the site such as admincp were considerably slower with the mod installed.

I was using filecache and the folder 0777. System test and optimal settings all passed.

Thanks

[betterthanyours]

Yes, using filecache could slow down the site because of disk I/O

[DragonByte Tech]

That very much depends on the speed of your HDDs, 15k RPM SAS disks will still be pretty fast.

It wouldn't slow down your site unless the disks were overloaded as a result of shared hosting overselling, but it wouldn't be as fast as memory based cachers :)


Fillip

[dog-tag]

I encountered awful trouble when I set this up.

I have xCache on my VPS already set up (and confirmed by my host)
I moved everything into the file-system i.e Avatars and the rest.

When I ran the test I got this -

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2012/11/37.png

And then I noticed I could not do anything in my admincp, I was very limited in my actions.
If I tried to uninstall I was left with either a blank screen or this 500 error

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2012/11/38.png

I wasn't able to turn off the hook system, and my host had to edit the config file (I think) to disable all plugins so we could un-install VB optimise.

Have you any idea why it would act like this? Is there perhaps a step if missed/done wrong, cause major problems like this?

Thanks for providing any answers and also for giving us all a plugin like this.

[DragonByte Tech]

You will have to check Apache's error_log file to find out the real cause.

Fillip

[dog-tag]

I did that along with my host and we couldn't see anything.

He took a guess at saying that VB Optimise was conflicting with another plugin.
Has anything similar happened before?

I would like to use this, but its a bit risky trying it again.

[DragonByte Tech]

As far as I can remember this is the first time we've ever encountered an ISE 500 when using vB Optimise.

That being said, I have (quite recently) ran across a server configuration where any error message from PHP would throw a 500 instead of actually printing the error.

If the error_log was of no help then sadly I can't be of any help either :(


Fillip

[dog-tag]

Hey Fillip,

Thanks for the reply :)

I done another re-install and its failed again on me. I see on your website that you offer a paid installation service. I think its about $30, I'd be happy to pay that if you'd like to take on the job of installing this mod.

Perhaps you'll spot an obvious mistake, and we can highlight it for other users. I'm currently with a host who specialises in vBulletin, so my server should be well able to run this mod, it must be something small.

Let me know your feelings whether here or in PM.

Gilesy

[DragonByte Tech]

Pro Install only covers actual installation of the mod into vBulletin, not the setup of the mod itself, although for vBO I tend to do a quick scan of the PHP Info and find out what they have installed and configure it to use that, or at least Filecache.

Are you sure XCache is configured correctly? Caching enabled, var_size > 0 and anything else Google has to say about XCache not working?

What happens if you create 2 separate php files on your server:
<?php xcache_set('test', 'Working!');
<?php echo xcache_get('test');
then run them in the order I showed here?


Fillip

[dog-tag]

What happens if you create 2 separate php files on your server:
<?php xcache_set('test', 'Working!');
<?php echo xcache_get('test');
then run them in the order I showed here?


I got this message Working!

I took a screenshot of my xCache info in my admincp (perhaps its useful to you)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2012/11/31.png

[DragonByte Tech]

Are you sure you used 2 separate PHP files and didn't put the code in 1 file?

If so, then I have no idea, sorry :(

Those functions are exactly what vBO uses.


Fillip

[dizzykmk]

how to remove by hand this plugin ?

[Lpspider]

Hi,

I've properly installed memcache, confirmed memcache in the config file. In test, I get this:

unning Test: Fetch Cache
Your Opcache Operator extension is functioning, however it is unable to store data. Please check your extension configuration.

What might cause this? Reading previous threads shows others have had this issue too, I've been unable to find a solution, however.

[Behrooz_Ice]

I am running vB 3.8.4 and installed memcached on our Server and set memcache on vB Optimise - Main Settings but when i see "MySQL Queries vB Optimise has saved this forum:"
on footer forum, it show me null and blank query!
also i see Resource Statistics is null!
for more information please see the attachments.
please tel me whats the issue and what do I need to change?

[DragonByte Tech]

If you're running vB 3.8.4, why are you posting in the vB4 thread?

Fillip

[Behrooz_Ice]

If you're running vB 3.8.4, why are you posting in the vB4 thread?


Fillip
i sent this post on vb3 thread before but anybody don't reply to my post:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2392552&postcount=34
please reply to my post and help me to solve this issue DragonByte Tech.

[Lpspider]

My daily resource saving is listed at about 140 a day. Why would it show this if I'm not able to fetch catch sucessfully? Does this mean it's working?

Edit: I figured it out with the help of my post. I was using the wrong ip. I was using the site ip instead of the server ip.

[DragonByte Tech]

how to remove by hand this plugin ?Remove the files uploaded from the server :)


Fillip

[bsun]

We absolutely loved this module for our old vb3 forum, so when it came time to set up a vb4 one, we were happy to see it still around.

That said, in trying to install the free version of this without uploading anything beyond the XML, we received a message about how "vboptimise/includes/class_install.php appears to be missing!"

Fair enough -- the authors provide a nice "upload" folder. A couple questions, however (since I'm a bit foggy today and a seemingly-good upload fix didn't result in any new cPanel menus):

-- Can we assume that each portion of that "upload" folder reflects something additive for the equivalent space on the server? (So, for example, can I make the seemingly obvious assumption that C:\mylocalfolder\upload\includes\xml\cpnav_vboptim ise.xml can go into the existing /serverhome/includes/xml/ folder? It's always worth asking.)

-- Is there any way to find a list of the files/tables that I should manually check for removal after an uninstall of version 1.3.x before installing the new version?

Thanks for any thoughts. This is a great product!

[bsun]

In addition to my questions on the previous post (right in proximity to this one), I have two more:

-- Assuming installation is successful, can we also assume we'll be seeing a nice, new "vB Optimise" menu on the primary left navigation rail of the control panel, as in previous versions?

-- Are there any existing vB Optimise 3.x files that we should avoid deleting before installation?

Thanks very much!

[iraqiboy90]

my provider "leasweb" does not have any cache operator installed..... They tried APC but they had problems with it so they disabled it.....

[DragonByte Tech]

-- Can we assume that each portion of that "upload" folder reflects something additive for the equivalent space on the server? (So, for example, can I make the seemingly obvious assumption that C:\mylocalfolder\upload\includes\xml\cpnav_vboptim ise.xml can go into the existing /serverhome/includes/xml/ folder? It's always worth asking.)Yeah, but you should drag and drop the contents of the upload folder to your forum folder to ensure the files are put in their correct locations.

-- Is there any way to find a list of the files/tables that I should manually check for removal after an uninstall of version 1.3.x before installing the new version?You will need to check the .zip file for v1.3.x, I wasn't responsible for that so I couldn't tell you, sorry :(

-- Assuming installation is successful, can we also assume we'll be seeing a nice, new "vB Optimise" menu on the primary left navigation rail of the control panel, as in previous versions?Correct :)

-- Are there any existing vB Optimise 3.x files that we should avoid deleting before installation?Nope, it's safe to remove all older files before installing a new version.

my provider "leasweb" does not have any cache operator installed..... They tried APC but they had problems with it so they disabled it.....You can still use the Filecache method :)


Fillip

[bsun]

Yeah, but you should drag and drop the contents of the upload folder to your forum folder to ensure the files are put in their correct locations.

Thanks for all of the detailed answers - it always makes my heart glow to see people answering point-by-point, as you did.

Just for the sake of being super-cautious (and maybe a bit for future users): I asume you mean that we should drag the folder itself into our forum folder, rather than the contents alone. (If we were to copy the contents alone and agree to upload prompts, we would quickly find important vBulletin base folders like "includes" completely overwritten!)

Please let me know if my interpretation of the quote above is correct. Many thanks again for a great product!

[DragonByte Tech]

No, it should be the contents alone. The includes folder that comes with this mod only contains new XML files that are unique to this mod, so any overwrite prompts will be purely for any existing files belonging to this mod :)


Fillip

[bsun]

Thanks! That of course worked. We added the files and ran the install from the xml provided for vB4, but no such menu has appeared. Here's the output of the installation in our browser:

Updating Version Number To: 1.5.1

Created Table: vb3_vboptimise
Populated Table: vb3_vboptimise

Updating Version Number To: 2.4.0

Updating Version Number To: 2.4.0

Created Table: vb3_vboptimise_cdn

... followed by the usual rebuilding of the styles.

Do you happen to see anything odd about this output?

[DragonByte Tech]

Not at all :)

Can you please confirm that /includes/xml/cpnav_vboptimise.xml exists on your server?


Fillip

[bsun]

Yes indeed. It appears to exist, with the following contents (which I assume are generic -- posting anyway, just in case it gives any incite):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<navgroups product="_vboptimise_dbtech">
<navgroup phrase="vboptimise" displayorder="10">

<navoption displayorder="10">
<phrase>vboptimise_resourcestats</phrase>
<link>vboptimise.php?do=resources</link>
</navoption>

<navoption displayorder="20">
<phrase>vboptimise_mainsettings</phrase>
<link>options.php?do=options&amp;dogroup=_vboptimise_dbtech</link>
</navoption>

<navoption displayorder="30">
<phrase>vboptimise_cachesettings</phrase>
<link>options.php?do=options&amp;dogroup=_vboptimise_cachers _dbtech</link>
</navoption>

<navoption displayorder="40">
<phrase>vboptimise_miscsettings</phrase>
<link>options.php?do=options&amp;dogroup=_vboptimise_other_d btech</link>
</navoption>

<navoption displayorder="50">
<phrase>vboptimise_optimalsettings</phrase>
<link>vboptimise.php?do=optimal</link>
</navoption>

<navoption displayorder="60">
<phrase>vboptimise_systemtest</phrase>
<link>vboptimise.php?do=test</link>
</navoption>

<navoption displayorder="70">
<phrase>vboptimise_flushcache</phrase>
<link>vboptimise.php?do=flush</link>
</navoption>

</navgroup>
</navgroups>

[vimarc]

working like a charm. Thanks

Question : What is filecache system

[bsun]

I'm looking for insight, rather. (I don't mean to incite anything -- that would be an entirely different situation.)

:D

[DragonByte Tech]

Question : What is filecache systemCaches vB Optimise variables in the file system rather than memory - it's slower, but works on every host.

I'm looking for insight, rather. (I don't mean to incite anything -- that would be an entirely different situation.)

:DAre you sure you're looking in the right place in your AdminCP menu? Can you post a screenshot?


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vB Optimise v2.5.1
Feature: New Administrator Permission: Can Administer vB Optimise

Fillip

[iraqiboy90]

Usersgroups->Administrator Permissions

When I open it, I see everything, except that new line, and I see this error message ontop of the list:

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 5909

[DragonByte Tech]

Fixed, you can re-download and re-upload the files then rebuild bitfields via the AdminCP :)


Fillip

[iraqiboy90]

I didnt update yet, but since I installed this mod, my forum started going wierd;
sometimes one of my CPU threads locks on the max, and everything on my pc gets super-slowmotion, and the sound starts lagging.
after a while, if I dont close firefox or chorme (depends on which one I used), the browser crashes and then everything goes normal.

Now few min ago, I went to the settings for the optimise, and when I started browsing through it, my CPU got locked again. I killed firefox through taskmanager, and entered again to shutdown the optimise, then 2 of my CPU threads got locked to max.
I killed FF again, and then cleared my cache in forum, and on my FF.

While I was in the middle of all that, (while being in slowmotion mode), I went to "resource manager", and went to the disk tab, didnt see anything suspicious, then I entered network tab, and my FF was constant uploading 200kB/s to my website. Normal browsing now after I turned the optimise off, it shows me a peak (for 2 seconds) of maximum 55kB/s. and the rest is 600 bit/s.

Im using Filecache btw.
And also, I noticed that at the same time my FF crashed on my PC, another PC at another country (teamviewing) with chrome running, also crashed.

[DragonByte Tech]

This mod does absolutely nothing in your browser - no new JavaScript or anything of the sort, so it cannot be the cause of this issue. This mod is 100% server-side.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help :(


Fillip

[iraqiboy90]

This mod does absolutely nothing in your browser - no new JavaScript or anything of the sort, so it cannot be the cause of this issue. This mod is 100% server-side.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help :(


Fillip

ok, I have the mod turned off for a while, lets see how it goes. I still have the caching method through .htaccess enabled.

[bsun]

Caches vB Optimise variables in the file system rather than memory - it's slower, but works on every host.

Are you sure you're looking in the right place in your AdminCP menu? Can you post a screenshot?

Fillip

Sure thing. Here are three (including captions), portraying my testing process after installing vB Optimise 2 on a test installation of vB4.

1 - http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o672/bifftaculo/sc1_zps97926a84.jpg

2 - http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o672/bifftaculo/sc2_zps2b326dd9.jpg

3 - http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o672/bifftaculo/sc3_zpsb9a9772c.jpg

As you can see, no menu is appearing after installation. I'll be happy to post additional product installation logs or such for you, if you're able to give me a location in which to look for them.

[bsun]

Alternately, if installation logs aren't present/helpful, is there a parameter in vBulletin that I can set in order to make the plugin display some information before dying? Right now, it seems to just be failing silently. (PHP-level error reporting is already on.)

[The_____KinG]

Excellent Mod.

[DragonByte Tech]

Alternately, if installation logs aren't present/helpful, is there a parameter in vBulletin that I can set in order to make the plugin display some information before dying? Right now, it seems to just be failing silently. (PHP-level error reporting is already on.)The cpnav parsing is a native vBulletin feature, so vB Optimise doesn't interfere with this.

Can you please try disabling all other products on your forum, in case there's any conflicts with other products that manually append to the admincp menu?


Fillip

[bsun]

That appears to have maybe done the trick. We now have a vboptimise menu (after disabling/re-enabling the "miserable users" plugin), but I want to check one other thing. The new menu has asterisks around it, so it looks like this:

*[vboptimise]*
*[vboptimise_resourcestats]*
*[vboptimise_mainsettings]*
*[vboptimise_cachesettings]*
*[vboptimise_miscsettings]*
*[vboptimise_optimalsettings]*
*[vboptimise_systemtest]*
*[vboptimise_flushcache]*

Do you know if these asterisks signify anything -- an incomplete installation, for example -- or are they just a nice way of framing the menu?

Thanks again -- I think we're making progress!

[bsun]

A bit more detail that makes us pretty sure we still have some work to do: In addition to the asterisks mentioned above, we get a couple errors in the admincp interface. For informational purposes:

-- Hitting the "vboptimise_systemtest" link brings up this screen:

http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o672/bifftaculo/vbobad4_zps656b2302.jpg

-- The "vboptimise_optimalsettings" link brings up this screen:

http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o672/bifftaculo/vbobad_zpsc5db7fed.jpg

All of the other control panel screens appear to be fine, (though the resource-saving statistics page is not graphing anything -- possibly because I haven't reached some sort of metrics reporting cycle yet). Has anyone seen behavior like this before?

[imahawki]

I installed this a few days ago but my vB Optimise: Resource Saving Statistic chart is still just blank.

[bsun]

An update: Switching from css-as-files to css-as-database (via AdminCP > Settings > Options > Style & Language settings ) and allowing overwrite during installation (even though I had theoretically uninstalled all previous versions of VBO via the "uninstall" option) appears to have at least removed the asterisks and given me usable error messages.

Now the problem is as follows:

-- I go to vB Optimise > Main Settings

-- I hit the "Yes" radio button in the "Online / Offline" area. I hit "save" at page bottom.

-- The page reloads, showing my desired settings

-- The "system test" screen, however, says that "vB Optimise is currently offline. Please enable and configure vB Optimise to run a system test."

If I log out and back in, the main settings screen still shows VBO as being on, and the system test still complains about it being off.

For context, here's what the "Optimal Settings" test results look like: http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o672/bifftaculo/vbo-bad-seven_zpsd4125f3d.jpg

Are there any common steps to take from here?

[DragonByte Tech]

I installed this a few days ago but my vB Optimise: Resource Saving Statistic chart is still just blank.

An update: Switching from css-as-files to css-as-database (via AdminCP > Settings > Options > Style & Language settings ) and allowing overwrite during installation (even though I had theoretically uninstalled all previous versions of VBO via the "uninstall" option) appears to have at least removed the asterisks and given me usable error messages.

Now the problem is as follows:

-- I go to vB Optimise > Main Settings

-- I hit the "Yes" radio button in the "Online / Offline" area. I hit "save" at page bottom.

-- The page reloads, showing my desired settings

-- The "system test" screen, however, says that "vB Optimise is currently offline. Please enable and configure vB Optimise to run a system test."

If I log out and back in, the main settings screen still shows VBO as being on, and the system test still complains about it being off.

For context, here's what the "Optimal Settings" test results look like: http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o672/bifftaculo/vbo-bad-seven_zpsd4125f3d.jpg

Are there any common steps to take from here?

Can you both ensure you have selected a cacher from the Cache Settings? If you don't have any of the other cachers available, you can always opt for using Filecache, providing you followed the instructions in the readme.txt file for CHMODing the folder it needs.


Fillip

[imahawki]

My optimal settings and system check both pass. I am using Filecache but I had to set the dir perms correctly to get system check to pass so I believe everything is set.

[dog-tag]

Hi Fillip,

I posted in this thread many months ago about how I could not run this plugin.

I'm after moving from nimbushosting over to wiredtree and now it works 100% fine. It must have been blocked somehow. The install and setup was a total breeze.

Inside of 10 minutes I saved over 4,000 requests :)

I'm going to run this for 1 month (maybe less) and then upgrade to pro and compare the difference.

I'm really impressed, a big thank you for creating a wonderful plugin like this!! Awesome :D

[DragonByte Tech]

My optimal settings and system check both pass. I am using Filecache but I had to set the dir perms correctly to get system check to pass so I believe everything is set.Have you also enabled the Resource Saving Statistics in the Main Settings?

Hi Fillip,

I posted in this thread many months ago about how I could not run this plugin.

I'm after moving from nimbushosting over to wiredtree and now it works 100% fine. It must have been blocked somehow. The install and setup was a total breeze.

Inside of 10 minutes I saved over 4,000 requests :)

I'm going to run this for 1 month (maybe less) and then upgrade to pro and compare the difference.

I'm really impressed, a big thank you for creating a wonderful plugin like this!! Awesome :DThanks for posting back and for your kind words, much appreciated :D


Fillip

[imahawki]

Yes it is set to yes and my opcache operator is set to Filecache

[Code Monkey]

Works Great. Good job

[datoneer]

Great mod thanks dbtech!

[datoneer]

Getting this error after flush cache

Fatal error: Storing of variables is not enabled within XCache in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 533

What to do?

[datoneer]

And getting this error on my forum home page:

Warning: xcache_isset() [function.xcache-isset]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EDT/-4.0/DST' instead in /home/_____/public_html/vbseo/includes/functions_vbseo_cache.php on line 84

[datoneer]

Ok it's working ok now no errors but i'm getting white pages when trying to change any of settings in admincp. What's wrong now

[DragonByte Tech]

Looks like you'll need to contact your host and ask them to ensure that XCache is installed properly and configured properly.

You can also add @ini_set('display_errors', true); directly beneath <?php in your config.php file to see if that displays an actual error message rather than just a white page.


Fillip

[datoneer]

I've just noticed that when i choose xcache in Opcache Operator then i start getting white pages

[iraqiboy90]

This mod does absolutely nothing in your browser - no new JavaScript or anything of the sort, so it cannot be the cause of this issue. This mod is 100% server-side.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help :(


Fillip

for the past weeks without this mod turned on, there has been no crashes to my browser caused by my website.
Few minutes ago, after activating it and browsing (for 2 min) through the settings, my browser crashed.
I turned it off, and Im removing it. As you say that this mod does not do anything to my browser. so I guess its something to do server side.......

[DragonByte Tech]

I've just noticed that when i choose xcache in Opcache Operator then i start getting white pagesPlease see my previous post in this thread which addresses this issue :)

for the past weeks without this mod turned on, there has been no crashes to my browser caused by my website.
Few minutes ago, after activating it and browsing (for 2 min) through the settings, my browser crashed.
I turned it off, and Im removing it. As you say that this mod does not do anything to my browser. so I guess its something to do server side.......That's correct, it doesn't do anything to your browser.

What browser is it? Have you tried another browser?


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vB Optimise v2.5.2
Feature: Improved logging details for Control Panel actions
Feature: Added DBTech Affiliate ID support
Feature: The resource saving statistics in the global footer can now be translated / altered via a vBPhrase
Fix: The resource saving statistics in the global footer should now be visible on all custom skins
Fix: The setting to enable/disable the per-page resource saving statistics in the global footer now works with Branding Free
Change: Changed the Branding display method to inject itself into the copyright footer (underneath vBulletin copyright) instead of the page footer.
Change: Changed the Branding Free Key to a more secure key.

Fillip

[Robru]

Thanks for your update, Fillip :)

[Elenna]

Sorry if this is a silly question. :) Can I run this alongside the CSS Sprites mod? https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=266696

I have a feeling that they'll work just fine together, I just want to make sure before I accidentally mess something up.

[DragonByte Tech]

You can, yeah :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vB Optimise v2.5.3
Feature: Improved error messages for APC, XCache and eAccelerator when the extension is not configured correctly

Fillip

[imahawki]

My resource stats work now!!! And they work going all the way back to the original install date!

Only question I have is how to read them. Is that number of saved DB queries per day? Some days the stat says over 16,000. Is that right?

[Zohhak]

Hi Fillip,

i just noticed, that vb Optimise adds two unnecessary brackets in the copyright footer. Can they be removed or do they have to be there?
Here a pic:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/
and the HTML-Code:
<a href="link">vBulletin Mods &amp; Addons</a> Copyright &copy; 2013 DragonByte Technologies Ltd. (<!--VBO_SAVED-->)


Thanks in advance

Greets Zohhak

[iraqiboy90]

Please see my previous post in this thread which addresses this issue :)

That's correct, it doesn't do anything to your browser.

What browser is it? Have you tried another browser?


Fillip

Firefox and Chrome.
Users from another countries and PC gets the same hang/crash at the same time.

[mathforum]

I see this question in the FAQ but the answer doesn't help me. vB Optimise has been working great for me but all of a sudden the OPcache Operator can't store any data. I haven't changed any settings as far as I know. What should I be looking for?

[iraqiboy90]

Firefox and Chrome.
Users from another countries and PC gets the same hang/crash at the same time.

I have found a setting in the config.php file that I have missed activating about filecache.
Not sure if the combination of the new version of the plugin and the missed setting helped, but for now, since the past 12 hours, no crash yet.

But I am definitly sure that the problem (whichever it was) made my browser crash, and a random single CPU thread lock on max before crash.

[DragonByte Tech]

I see this question in the FAQ but the answer doesn't help me. vB Optimise has been working great for me but all of a sudden the OPcache Operator can't store any data. I haven't changed any settings as far as I know. What should I be looking for?Check your opcode cacher to see if it's ran out of memory. You may need to increase the memory limits.


Fillip

[mathforum]

Check your opcode cacher to see if it's ran out of memory. You may need to increase the memory limits.

That worked great, thank you! As my forum becomes more popular will I have to keep increasing the memory limits? That might start bringing diminishing returns.

[Robru]

Fillip, my Daily Resource Saving screen is empty after install 3 weeks ago. I'am using Xcache Opcache Operator.
How can I fix this?

[DragonByte Tech]

Have you enabled it in the settings?

Fillip

[Robru]

Have you enabled it in the settings?


Fillip

See the images, Fillip ;)

[DragonByte Tech]

I've uploaded a change that may fix it.

Additionally, please ensure your "Forum URL" setting does not have a trailing slash - that would also cause this issue.

Fillip

[Robru]

Hi Fillip, your fix worked unfortunately not for me, my "Forum URL" setting does not have a trailing slash.
Only Display Total Saved Resources within "What's Going On?" works good.

[n00bl3t]

I am receiving this error outta no where :

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class vb_optimise_none in /home/argaming/public_html/forum/dbtech/vboptimise/includes/operators/none.php on line 3

The site was working just fine one minute and then this appeared and the site is no longer functioning properly. Any idea/help?

Thanks.

Also, running 4.2 vbulletin.

[DragonByte Tech]

Hi Fillip, your fix worked unfortunately not for me, my "Forum URL" setting does not have a trailing slash.
Only Display Total Saved Resources within "What's Going On?" works good.In that case, I'll need an FTP and AdminCP account in order to debug it further.

I am receiving this error outta no where :



The site was working just fine one minute and then this appeared and the site is no longer functioning properly. Any idea/help?

Thanks.

Also, running 4.2 vbulletin.I believe this has been handled at our site - if not, let me know :)

For anyone else wondering, the issue was that APC was set up to cache files as well as variables, and this was causing classes to be included twice.


Fillip

[John Lester]

Hi Fillip,

i just noticed, that vb Optimise adds two unnecessary brackets in the copyright footer. Can they be removed or do they have to be there?
Here a pic:
http://www.zohhak.de/dbtech_copyright.jpg
and the HTML-Code:
<a href="link">vBulletin Mods &amp; Addons</a> Copyright &copy; 2013 DragonByte Technologies Ltd. (<!--VBO_SAVED-->)
Thanks in advance

Greets Zohhak

I agree the
(<!--VBO_SAVED-->) needs to go.

[RustyF]

I hope you don't mind me saying this, but you ave some awesome stuff. I gotta have the pro version of this so I can use CDN. Does it also support using a cloud? (Sorry I didn't look that close.) This plugin alone makes me want to go get your license for all plugins. I can't but you'll have to thank Penguin 1.0 for that as it killed my money site. Re-building and I will buy it. Yeah, I know you've heard that promise before. haha Great stuff, gotta have the pro. :)

[furnival]

An FYI for your marketing blurb: Amazon S3 is not a CDN, that would be Amazon Cloudfront. I assume the Pro version works with that too in any case. :)

Also if I am running Litespeed on Cent OS any idea on what memory or PHP accelerators I should install to make this work best?

Thanks!

[DragonByte Tech]

An FYI for your marketing blurb: Amazon S3 is not a CDN, that would be Amazon Cloudfront. I assume the Pro version works with that too in any case. :)I was not the one who coded the CDN integration but the files that power the Amazon integration has S3 in them.

The settings also reference "buckets". Beyond that, I really don't know :(

Also if I am running Litespeed on Cent OS any idea on what memory or PHP accelerators I should install to make this work best?

Thanks!We prefer APC, as that's the accelerator that we found has the widest compatibility. YMMV.


Fillip

[datoneer]

Added that code but still i see the white page only

[DragonByte Tech]

Then you need to contact your host to have them force error reporting enabled for your account, as without an error message I cannot assist you.

Fillip

[datoneer]

Ok not a problem

[kartheekb]

Google suggesting me to optimize my site , so may be this MOD helps me ..

My resourses ,
Shared hosting / VB 4.2.0 patch level 3 / Green Seo theme /

Can i install this mod?

[Breixo]

Thanks, working fine on my forum :)

[RoughOcean]

Where do I view the "Resource Statistics" and "System Test" pages?

I installed and it seems to be working fine. I must be missing something obvious since I can't find LINKS to those pages. I have 'Resource Saving Statistics' enabled.

[DragonByte Tech]

Google suggesting me to optimize my site , so may be this MOD helps me ..

My resourses ,
Shared hosting / VB 4.2.0 patch level 3 / Green Seo theme /

Can i install this mod?Sure you can :)

Where do I view the "Resource Statistics" and "System Test" pages?

I installed and it seems to be working fine. I must be missing something obvious since I can't find LINKS to those pages. I have 'Resource Saving Statistics' enabled.Under the "vB Optimise" menu in the AdminCP there's links to those pages.

If you cannot see that menu group, please grant yourself Super Administrator permissions via config.php.


Fillip

[Ary Braga]

Go to /includes/ and open config.php you need to uncomment:
// $config['Datastore']['class'] = 'vB_Datastore_Filecache';
and set it to
$config['Datastore']['class'] = 'vB_Datastore_XCache';

Then, you need to go to /includes/datastore/ and open the datastore.php file and set all the vars (between each '') to vB_Datastore_XCache

e.g. 'vB_Datastore_XCache'

If you need further assistance feel free to contact me.

Wel. I'm try your method but show this error.

Fatal error: Storing of variables is not enabled within XCache in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 533

Any idea? to solve this?

[RoughOcean]

Under the "vB Optimise" menu in the AdminCP there's links to those pages.

If you cannot see that menu group, please grant yourself Super Administrator permissions via config.php.

Fillip

Yes, thanks... that was the problem. The admin account was not set as Super Administrator.
I also found out that XCache is not compatible with suPHP. That problem was solved by switching from Apache to Litespeed. vB Optimise is now working fine and showing the statistics.

[DragonByte Tech]

Wel. I'm try your method but show this error.

Fatal error: Storing of variables is not enabled within XCache in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 533

Any idea? to solve this?Please contact your host and show them that error, they should know how to configure XCache for your system :)


Fillip

[BaanFarsang]

Problem on Forum Category Icons (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=244351) are not show after upgraded to vB Optimise v2.6.0 Beta 1.

[ozzy47]

What version of the mod are you running, v2.5.3?

[BaanFarsang]

What version of the mod are you running, v2.5.3?

vB Optimise v2.6.0 Beta 1

[ozzy47]

Then you should post on their site, this thread is only up to v2.5.3

The version you are using is a beta, that is why it is not released here yet.

[BaanFarsang]

Then you should post on their site, this thread is only up to v2.5.3

The version you are using is a beta, that is why it is not released here yet.

Ok, I see.

[ozzy47]

It is always best to report stuff there anyway, has a much better chance of getting answered more quickly. :)

[DragonByte Tech]

Indeed, the latest Beta - while it is available for Lite users - have multiple compatibility issues due to the performance-increasing changes of a specific feature.

For that reason I've chosen to hold back the release until I can add this option.

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vB Optimise v2.6.0 Beta 2

Integration With Other DBTech Products

Support for caching of the [DBTech] Advanced Post Thanks / Like "Hottest Statistics" page (Requires [DBTech] Advanced Post Thanks / Like v3.1.5)
Support for caching of the [DBTech] Advanced Post Thanks / Like "Member Profile" tab (Requires [DBTech] Advanced Post Thanks / Like v3.1.5)
Support for caching of the [DBTech] vBActivity & Awards "Trophy Log" (Member Profile) (Requires [DBTech] vBActivity & Awards v3.1.2)
Support for caching of the [DBTech] vBActivity & Awards "Activity Points" (Member Profile) (Requires [DBTech] vBActivity & Awards v3.1.2)
Support for caching of the [DBTech] vBDownloads "Member Profile" tab (Requires [DBTech] vBDownloads v2.1.1)
Support for caching of the [DBTech] Advanced User Tagging "Mentions" Member Profile tab (Requires [DBTech] Advanced User Tagging v3.0.7)
Support for caching of the [DBTech] Advanced User Tagging "Tags" Member Profile tab (Requires [DBTech] Advanced User Tagging v3.0.7)
Support for caching of the [DBTech] Advanced User Tagging "Quotes" Member Profile tab (Requires [DBTech] Advanced User Tagging v3.0.7)



Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vB Optimise v2.6.0 Beta 3

Integration With Other DBTech Products

Support for caching of the [DBTech] vBActivity & Awards "All Awards" (Encyclopedia) (Requires [DBTech] vBActivity & Awards v3.1.3)
Support for caching of the [DBTech] vBActivity & Awards "All Achievements" (Encyclopedia) (Requires [DBTech] vBActivity & Awards v3.1.3)
Support for caching of the [DBTech] vBActivity & Awards "All Trophies" (Encyclopedia) (Requires [DBTech] vBActivity & Awards v3.1.3)
Support for caching of the [DBTech] vBActivity & Awards "Leaderboards" (Overview) (Requires [DBTech] vBActivity & Awards v3.1.3)



Fillip

[RedDevil]

Had to remove as was causing issues when installing mods.

[ozzy47]

Had to remove as was causing issues when installing mods.

What issues was it causing? I don't understand how the developer is supposed to look into anything if you don't provide any info as to what the problem is.

[RedDevil]

What issues was it causing? I don't understand how the developer is supposed to look into anything if you don't provide any info as to what the problem is.


Installing the xml timed out before completion with it installed, once removed installs were as normal. So it was somehow slowing the installation process.

[megabink]

Installing the xml timed out before completion with it installed, once removed installs were as normal. So it was somehow slowing the installation process.

Some DBTech's mods have installation problems on shared hosting,i have encounter this problem many times also with upgrading some of their mods!

I had to uninstall a product yesterday that i used for almost 2 years and by upgrading it messed everything up,because it timed out!

Don't want to break DBTech down they make fantastic products but not all of us can buy a VPS or Dedicated hosting plan to avoid the time out problem!

[DragonByte Tech]

Installing the xml timed out before completion with it installed, once removed installs were as normal. So it was somehow slowing the installation process.Can you check the server logs to see if there's any more information there?


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vB Optimise v2.6.0 Beta 4

Integration With Other DBTech Products

Support for caching of the [DBTech] vBAnswers "Latest X" (Landing Page) (Requires [DBTech] vBAnswers v2.0.0 - not yet released)



Fillip

[bsun]

While doing a quick security audit on an inherited installation of vBulletin, we were looking for recently modified .php files in the application folder and noticed that there is a file in the dbtech/vboptimise/filecache/ directory with a .php extension. (Specifically, the filename is what appears to be hexidecimal hash of some sort, followed by that .php ending.) The file appears to have no actual PHP logic in it, simply exiting from PHP and outputting a JSON object via normal text. (Object parts include what appear to be a "time" and a "value.") The file was modified today and is owned by the user that our webserver runs as.

In the interest of establishing a baseline against which we can do future audits: Is the creation of a .php file in the cache directory a normal behavior for this plugin?

[AusPhotography]

In the interest of establishing a baseline against which we can do future audits: Is the creation of a .php file in the cache directory a normal behavior for this plugin?

If you are using file system cache (datastore) (vs Memory such as memcached, xcache etc.) then this will be normal as it writes a file to store the cached data and it will vary as the cache changes.

The component doing the writing of this file is ./upload/dbtech/vboptimise/includes/operators/filecache.php:

[bsun]

If you are using file system cache (datastore) (vs Memory such as memcached, xcache etc.) then this will be normal as it writes a file to store the cached data and it will vary as the cache changes.

The component doing the writing of this file is ./upload/dbtech/vboptimise/includes/operators/filecache.php:

Thanks! That's very good to know.

[DragonByte Tech]

While doing a quick security audit on an inherited installation of vBulletin, we were looking for recently modified .php files in the application folder and noticed that there is a file in the dbtech/vboptimise/filecache/ directory with a .php extension. (Specifically, the filename is what appears to be hexidecimal hash of some sort, followed by that .php ending.) The file appears to have no actual PHP logic in it, simply exiting from PHP and outputting a JSON object via normal text. (Object parts include what appear to be a "time" and a "value.") The file was modified today and is owned by the user that our webserver runs as.

In the interest of establishing a baseline against which we can do future audits: Is the creation of a .php file in the cache directory a normal behavior for this plugin?To elaborate; the reason why the files are .php as opposed to blank extension or some such, is because .php files can be cached by opcode cachers :)

The filenames are MD5 hashes, btw :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

Update

Hotfix: PHP 5.4 Compatibility fixes


This does not guarantee the mod is error free on PHP 5.4, but it will take care of the reported errors. Thank you all for your reports :)



Fillip

[datoneer]

I'm still having problems with xcache setting. When i change the opcache operator to xcache and turning on xcache authentication i'm start getting white pages. I've added my xcache username and password into cache.php

[DragonByte Tech]

Are you sure you put your xcache password in plaintext in the config.php file for vB Optimise, and not the md5 hash?

Fillip

[Justinphx]

your fix worked unfortunately not for me, my "Forum URL" setting does not have a trailing slash.
Only Display Total Saved Resources within "What's Going On?" works good.

Back in post #178 I was wondering if you ever found a solution to as why the Resource Stats weren't showing except on the forum home. I have the same issue. Everything seems to be working fine - just doesn't report the savings (although the total savings increases every minutes on the What's Going On/forum home).

Thanks. I really like this new version and will be getting the pro version - the guest cache seems like a winner.

[DragonByte Tech]

Unfortunately not, would you be willing to share your FTP / AdminCP details for me to look into this? Remember to link back to this post to remind me of the issue :)


Fillip

[gajinoz]

I've installed the lite version and everything seemed to go OK and I plan to get the pro version however I have a couple of questions before I do.

It has been running on my forum for about a day now and the stat at the bottom of the index page is:

MySQL Queries vB Optimise has saved this forum 0

Does this mean it's not actually doing anything for some reason, or is one day too soon for any meaningful number to appear?

If I go into the resource saving statistics in AdminCP the graph tells me it has saved 10000
However what does 10000 mean, and is that likely to be a good number for a forum with around 80 to 100 concurrent users on average?

I'm just trying to get an idea if this thing is working well and a definite benefit to the forum.

Thanks

[gajinoz]

I have to wonder if the developer has any further interest in this mod or, for that matter, taking some money from me!

[DragonByte Tech]

I've installed the lite version and everything seemed to go OK and I plan to get the pro version however I have a couple of questions before I do.

It has been running on my forum for about a day now and the stat at the bottom of the index page is:

MySQL Queries vB Optimise has saved this forum 0

Does this mean it's not actually doing anything for some reason, or is one day too soon for any meaningful number to appear?

If I go into the resource saving statistics in AdminCP the graph tells me it has saved 10000
However what does 10000 mean, and is that likely to be a good number for a forum with around 80 to 100 concurrent users on average?

I'm just trying to get an idea if this thing is working well and a definite benefit to the forum.

ThanksCan you please show me a screenshot of your graph?

I have to wonder if the developer has any further interest in this mod or, for that matter, taking some money from me!1 day without response is hardly a reason to jump to that conclusion, especially considering (as stated in the response to your PM) that we offer priority support @ our website :)


Fillip

[Justinphx]

I had a similar issue with the graph and I discovered some of the files were in my admincp directory and I had renamed it earlier to admincpsecure. I just moved the files and it worked. Not sure if you had renamed your directory as well.

[gajinoz]

Can you please show me a screenshot of your graph?



What is this graph actually telling me?

[gajinoz]

I had a similar issue with the graph and I discovered some of the files were in my admincp directory and I had renamed it earlier to admincpsecure. I just moved the files and it worked. Not sure if you had renamed your directory as well.

No, I haven't changed any filenames at all, especially anything to do with AdminCP, playing around with that makes me nervous. :)

[squidsk]

No, I haven't changed any filenames at all, especially anything to do with AdminCP, playing around with that makes me nervous. :)
He's not talking about files. He talking about having renamed the admincp folder itself, but since the product doesn't know admincp is renamed all the admincp files are not in the actual admincp folder.

[DragonByte Tech]

vB Optimise v2.6.0 Gold

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:

Fixed PHP 5.4 compatibility issues



Fillip

[Easy5s.net]

I am using vps and install Kloxo, how to turn off user and pass xcache?

[bzcomputers]

I am using vps and install Kloxo, how to turn off user and pass xcache?

It needs to be turned off in php.ini

find this line in php.ini under the xcache settings:
xcache.admin.enable_auth="on"

and change on to off

[Easy5s.net]

It needs to be turned off in php.ini

find this line in php.ini under the xcache settings:
xcache.admin.enable_auth="on"

and change on to off

i can find php.ini in kloxo, i have edit file etc/php.ini but not see xcache in file

[maxwolfie13]

Any way to optimize db usage to overcome "max_user_connections" errors?

Also just wanted to check if I should enable the following setting:

Online / Offline:

This setting allows you to globally Enable or Disable vB Optimise.

Simply set this to Yes to enable vB Optimise globally.

[bzcomputers]

Any way to optimize db usage to overcome "max_user_connections" errors?

This is a MYSQL setting that can be adjusted (if you have permissions/access from your hosting company). http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/server-system-variables.html#sysvar_max_user_connections

Also just wanted to check if I should enable the following setting:

Online / Offline:

This setting allows you to globally Enable or Disable vB Optimise.

Simply set this to Yes to enable vB Optimise globally.

This the main ON /OFF setting for this mod. A setting of "Yes" turns this modification on.

[maxwolfie13]

I figured it out, thanks.

No settings other than Filecache work, so I'll stick to that. As for the /dbtech/vboptimise/filecache/ directory, does it need to be CHMOD 777 or can it just be CHMOD 755? (it defaulted to 755).

Also, should I enable all the Cache options? I.e. Styles/Templates/Datastore?

[bzcomputers]

No settings other than Filecache work, so I'll stick to that.


To gain the most benefit from this mod you need to install an opcode cacher along with this mod. An opcode cacher compiles the php code, saving your server the time of compiling the php files each time. Using an opcode cacher can have some significant benefits:


Reducing loading time
Less cpu usage (files are already pre-compiled)
Less ram usage (requests are done faster, new memory is available faster)
Ability to store data in the memory instead of fetching it in each request


I would recommended either Xcache (http://xcache.lighttpd.net/) or APC (http://php.net/manual/en/book.apc.php) on a single server setup. You can compare their features here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PHP_accelerators

As for the /dbtech/vboptimise/filecache/ directory, does it need to be CHMOD 777 or can it just be CHMOD 755? (it defaulted to 755).

I personally have not used the "FileCache" setting, but 755 should be fine. I believe the built in System Test should show errors if it cannot read/write to the directory. You should also see files in the directory almost immediately if all is setup correctly and there is traffic on your site.

Also, should I enable all the Cache options? I.e. Styles/Templates/Datastore?

Yes, to gain the most benefit they all should be enabled.

[Terrablade]

Having issues with xcache Authentication. I have set it to on in php.ini and also my user and md5 password. did the same in config.php and restarted webserver.

It keeps telling me my user/pass is wrong. what could be the issue?

Also I used cloudflares cdn option. Adding another one from this mod is a good idea or not neccesary?

[AusPhotography]

We use xCache ... but have Authentication off as we're on a VPS and not sharing anything

[Terrablade]

Filip?

[DragonByte Tech]

Having issues with xcache Authentication. I have set it to on in php.ini and also my user and md5 password. did the same in config.php and restarted webserver.

It keeps telling me my user/pass is wrong. what could be the issue?I would strongly recommend turning off the authentication. You only need it enabled if you have the xcache-admin interface in a publicly available area, and even then you can use .htaccess passwords to control access.

If you absolutely must have it enabled, against our recommendations, you can try putting your password in cleartext in the config.php file for this mod, rather than md5.

Also I used cloudflares cdn option. Adding another one from this mod is a good idea or not neccesary?Adding another one would certainly not be a good idea.

Filip?For priority support, please post @ our website. We'd appreciate it if you didn't bump your posts in that manner, as it will not get your query answered any sooner :)


Fillip

[Terrablade]

Thank you

[DragonByte Tech]

vB Optimise v2.6.1

New Features:

(Pro) Plugin Cache

Stores all plugins in a PHP file
Improves performance for plugin execution
Allows for plugin code to be cached by opcode cacher


Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:

"Variable passed by reference" errors should now be resolved
(Pro) MS Azure CDN will now use the same URL Scheme as the forum, improving HTTPS support



Fillip

[sticky]

I installed the product and turned it on but when I go to do a system test it says it is offline, how come?

[sticky]

Had to set opcache and am using filecache. Working now, let's see how it runs.

[Terrablade]

If i installed APC server side, is it enough? or should I also use the APC in this mod?

[DragonByte Tech]

Using APC in this mod as well will have additional benefits, such as being able to cache more information than vBulletin caches by default.

That being said, I would recommend XCache over APC, as APC has been discontinued and is no longer supported in newer PHP versions.

Fillip

[AusPhotography]

XCache is the easiest I think. It's part of cPanel EasyApache as well

[CoffeeLovesYou]

Hi Fillip,
Is there a reason why Resource Saving Statistic doesn't work properly?
I have a feeling vB Optimise (or my htaccess or something) is caching the swf chart.
Every time I load the Resource Saving Statistic, I need to do CTRL + F5 (cache refresh page) to see updated resource saving statistics. The weird part is, when I do CTRL + F5, I only get a partial update of the saving statistics.
For example,
I first clicked on " Resource Saving Statistic", but it said it had only saved me 3 queries today, October 2nd.
I knew this was wrong, so I did CTRL + F5. Now it said 42 queries.
I did CTRL + F5 again. Now it said 105 queries.
I did CTRL + F5 again. Now it says 198 queries.
I did CTRL + F5 again just now, and it says 219 queries.
I think I'm going to stop caching swf objects through my htaccess for a week, and set swf to not cache at all.

Perhaps this is the reason.

[DragonByte Tech]

That seems like it's working perfectly fine - the statistics are updated via a Scheduled Task, which can only run if people are actually active on your site, every 10 minutes. It sounds reasonable that the statistics would then update on refresh :)


Fillip

[CoffeeLovesYou]

Thanks.
Another question, Fillip.
You may not be able to help me with this because it's custom, but..
I have a table on my forum that selects rows from a table in the database and outputs them onto a table. Currently, there's about 300 rows in this table, and it's growing daily.
Is there a way to cache this table every hour, and only update if there's a new row?

This may be beyond your scope of work, but if it were to come in the pro version, or there's a webpage you could direct me to, or something, I'd be very appreciative. I love this modification.

Thanks

edit: nvm. I noticed xcache does this for me.

[inigo]

I have installed last version today, but in the admin interface, Cache options, when I set to yes cache styles/templates,datastore, and click SAVE the system return blank screen and when i go again to that screen no changes have been made.

Optimal settings return all ok
system test: all ok, but Flush cache don't finish, it continue thinking and thinking flushing cache,...

Any help?

Thanks,

[inigo]

More info: when I enable vboptimise in admin panel I obtain a blank screen when I try to save changes in any of the products/options,...

And I cannot disable it, because I cannot save changes when disabling (blank screen).

I have configured Xcache,

Please help,

Thanks!

[Kesha]

It took a bit to install but this already seems to be doing the trick! Great work!

[imported_dfmafia]

issue, filecache is writable but it still wont activate. says filecache needs to be writable...LoL

[DragonByte Tech]

I have installed last version today, but in the admin interface, Cache options, when I set to yes cache styles/templates,datastore, and click SAVE the system return blank screen and when i go again to that screen no changes have been made.

Optimal settings return all ok
system test: all ok, but Flush cache don't finish, it continue thinking and thinking flushing cache,...

Any help?

Thanks,

More info: when I enable vboptimise in admin panel I obtain a blank screen when I try to save changes in any of the products/options,...

And I cannot disable it, because I cannot save changes when disabling (blank screen).

I have configured Xcache,

Please help,

Thanks!

This means your XCache is not configured correctly. Enable display_errors in php.ini and turn off SKIP_ALL_ERRORS in vB's config.php file (if enabled), and you'll see that PHP will display an error message saying XCache is misconfigured. By default, XCache is not set up to cache variables.

issue, filecache is writable but it still wont activate. says filecache needs to be writable...LoLCHMOD /dbtech/vboptimise/filecache to 0777 :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vB Optimise v2.6.2 Beta 1

New Features:

Opcode Cacher: Redis

Selectable via the vBulletin Options
Requires the Redis server running
Requires the Redis php extension
New config.php parameters explained in the readme.txt file



Fillip

[mykkal]

I have php 5.5 installed. I believe it comes with its own opcache. I don't think there is a version of APC made for 5.5 and above. Does anyone know if this plugin works with php 5.5 opcode or is there is a caching system that works with 5.5?

I have memcached installed but that is different from opcode.

[mykkal]

OK so i just installed vboptimise on vb 4.2.3. There seemss to be a problem. whenever I check the systems settings to see that everything is working I get an error that says Ajax Failrure It then leaves me no choice but to press OK.

Is there a problem with php 5.5 using this plugin?

[DragonByte Tech]

I recommend installing XCache on PHP 5.5 and newer :)


Fillip

[AusPhotography]

I recommend installing XCache on PHP 5.5 and newer :)
Fillip

Not without vB4.2.3 which is still beta, until then stuck with PHP 5.4

[mykkal]

Not without vB4.2.3 which is still beta, until then stuck with PHP 5.4

i use 4.2.3. It works fine and so far all of the vb4 plugins have worked well too