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)

[rajubd]

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

why this message showing ?

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

already disable/off administration authontication.

[Deceptor]

rajubd - This is common on Xcache setups, check that your XCache has a var size correctly assigned, if you're still having issues I'd recommend contacting your host (or whoever installed XCache for you). Not much vB Optimise can do since it's a setup error with XCache.

[Alecsmith]

I have install APC cache on VPS but after i installed every thing i am getting this error

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

i am not getting which folder and files should i change CHMOD.

[Deceptor]

Alexsmith - You do not need to CHMOd any files/folders with APC setup. Is your APC configuration set to have a var size beyond 0MB? If not then cache cannot be stored, check your php.ini (or apc.ini) configuration to verify the var cache size.

[rajubd]

Originally Posted by Deceptor

rajubd - This is common on Xcache setups, check that your XCache has a var size correctly assigned, if you're still having issues I'd recommend contacting your host (or whoever installed XCache for you). Not much vB Optimise can do since it's a setup error with XCache.

i have install xcache 1.2.1 couple of time still same problem
set ver size 1-8 mb but nothing same problem.

then install memcache

root@node1 [/home/raju/public_html]# netstat -plane | grep 11211
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:11211             0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      99         20207428   14882/memcached     
tcp        0      0 :::11211                    :::*                        LISTEN      32007      18058006   14018/memcached     
udp        0      0 127.0.0.1:11211             0.0.0.0:*                               99         20207429   14882/memcached     
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:11211               0.0.0.0:*                               32007      18058012   14018/memcached     
udp        0      0 :::11211                    :::*                                    32007      18058011   14018/memcached

now problem with both Store Cache and Fetch Cache

now i have install xcache 1.3 same Fetch Cache problem still exist

root@node1 [/]# php -v
PHP 5.2.13 (cli) (built: May 31 2010 05:11:33) 
Copyright (c) 1997-2010 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Zend Technologies
    with Zend Optimizer v3.3.9, Copyright (c) 1998-2009, by Zend Technologies
    with XCache v1.3.0, Copyright (c) 2005-2009, by mOo
    with Suhosin v0.9.29, Copyright (c) 2007, by SektionEins GmbH
---------------------------------------------

i don't know what to do now
can someone help me?

[Deceptor]

What command did you use to start the memcached service?

[rajubd]

Originally Posted by Deceptor

What command did you use to start the memcached service?

root@node1 [~]# /etc/init.d/memcached restart
Shutting down memcached: [ OK ]
Starting memcached: [ OK ]

[Deceptor]

Gotcha, I presume the init script you have allocates memory. Did you specify the memcache connection details in vbulletins config.php?

[rajubd]

yes i done that
but now return back to xcache
try to solve that problem

i want to know
how much important is Fetch Cache?
please see my php info
http://www.symbiantalk.net/info.php

[Deceptor]

If any test fails, vB Optimise will have no impact (exception to Flush Cache, however still as important). XCache is common for receiving fetch/store errors, again check the var_size within php.ini configuration, failing that you might wanna contact XCache support themselves to see why it isn't playing nice with your server.

I presume Memcache is working now?