Board Optimization - [DBTech] vB Optimise 2.0.1 (Lite)

vB Optimise Lite

This is ported from my original version released for vBulletin 3.8 located here. In this release I have re-coded vB Optimise from the gound and focused stability over features.

Professional version & feature list available @ www.DragonByte-Tech.com/forum
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

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).
• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Forum Resource Statistic
  Shows off vB Optimise resource saving statistics directly within forumhome statistics.
• ....and more!

Release Notes

If you've used vB Optimise before you'll be aware the previous version had phrase caching, however this caused complications with the way phrases are used within vBulletin so it has not been ported over at this time.


Available Translations
v1.6.0 French - Thanks to finereader

Change Log

[>>] Version 2.0.1
No change, just keeping in sync with vB 3.8/Pro

[>>] Version 1.6.1
Automatic Cache Flusher has additional parameters to make sure no data is stale
Resolved Bug: Potential PHP error when using eAccelerator which cannot flush within Admin CP on certain actions

[>>] Version 1.6.0
New OpCode Cacher Support: WinCache

[>>] Version 1.5.0
Resolved Bug: Style cache may have fetched ID 0 instead of correct file
Resolved Bug: Filecache permissions may not have worked
Optimisation: Re-wrote some base code to enhance operations.

[>>] Version 1.0.1
Added XCache Authentification Support
Added Filecache Support

Support

Priority support will be handled at DBTech.

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)

[DragonByte Tech]

You can also check your php info page for any references to any of the opcode cachers vB Optimise references.

If not, you can use Filecache, instructions for how to use it is on the page and does not require any special software on the server


Fillip

[autoescala]

Thanks for the response, I ask to my provider (cheap Dreamhost.com) and say me that can't I use any type of cache in my shared free account.

I want try to use filecache, but Im not sure if It works....

thanks to all for the answers

[autoescala]

I test your cache in filecache mode and it works great!!!! very happy with it, how much is cost the pay version ?? I will tell to my boss....

[A.Chakery]

Here is the Pro Details ...
http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/vbeco...ct&productid=1

I am using it and I am very happy with it ... I love the Full page caching for guests ...

[John Lester]

Last week I installed xcache on my hostmonster account (shared hosting) following the tutorial here ... http://rk.md/2009/xcache-bluehost/

After verifying installation via phpinfo.php I waited until today to install vBoptimize.

Installed lite version fine (vB 4.1.10) but when I select xcache as the operator it tells me I have selected a cache method that vB Optimise has detected I can not use

hostmonster support said I didn't need to restart the apache server because "all apache variables that would normally require a apache restart are stored in .htaccess and dynamically processed".

So I went into cpanel and killed all processes, then went back to my site. Still can not use xcache as the operator.

Any ideas on where to go from here?

[A.Chakery]

Originally Posted by John Lester

Last week I installed xcache on my hostmonster account (shared hosting) following the tutorial here ... http://rk.md/2009/xcache-bluehost/

After verifying installation via phpinfo.php I waited until today to install vBoptimize.

Installed lite version fine (vB 4.1.10) but when I select xcache as the operator it tells me I have selected a cache method that vB Optimise has detected I can not use

hostmonster support said I didn't need to restart the apache server because "all apache variables that would normally require a apache restart are stored in .htaccess and dynamically processed".

So I went into cpanel and killed all processes, then went back to my site. Still can not use xcache as the operator.

Any ideas on where to go from here?

have you set xCache in config.php ?

[John Lester]

No I forgot that part However when I did set it I can't get into my acp, I get the following error:

Fatal error: Xcache not installed in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 528

It's late and I shouldn't be fiddling with this right now

[DragonByte Tech]

You should contact your host, that error indicates it's not a vBO issue and it's an issue with the XCache installation. They should be able to help


Fillip

[arkueckelhan]

I am using memcache
I get error:

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

My config.php file looks like this:

// ******** DATASTORE PREFIX ******

	// If you are using a PHP Caching system (APC, XCache, eAccelerator) with more

	// than one set of forums installed on your host, you *may* need to use a prefix

	// so that they do not try to use the same variable within the cache.

	// This works in a similar manner to the database table prefix.

// $config['Datastore']['prefix'] = 'vbo_';



	// It is also necessary to specify the hostname or IP address and the port the server is listening on

/*

$config['Datastore']['class'] = 'vB_Datastore_Memcached';

$i = 0;

// First Server

$i++;

$config['Misc']['memcacheserver'][$i]		= '127.0.0.1';

$config['Misc']['memcacheport'][$i]			= 11211;

$config['Misc']['memcachepersistent'][$i]	= true;

$config['Misc']['memcacheweight'][$i]		= 1;

$config['Misc']['memcachetimeout'][$i]		= 1;

$config['Misc']['memcacheretry_interval'][$i] = 15;

I don't know exactly what to change in config file or what to change it to

[DragonByte Tech]

That's a server error, please contact your host to have them assist with verifying memcached in PHP


Fillip