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)

[Kolbi]

Is someone using the Filecache and can tell me about his/her improvings?

[Deceptor]

@finereader

Thanks! I'll put a link to the translation in the main post

@badawidollah

Yes WinCache is for windows only, as a linux user though you have the choice of all the other extensions

[Deceptor]

We've now got a public chart for you guys to look at. The chart is similar the one featured in the pro version where you can view your own forums statistical data on queries saved.

This public chart is just the same, except it will display multiple websites so you guys can get a feel for the impact being made.

We'd like to thank PipStack.com for allowing us to use their data, and we have a couple of more sites lines up that will be added in the future

View Public vB Optimise Resource Statistics

[Deceptor]

Just a minor update here, NextGenBoards.com have submitted their details to be included on our performance chart, thanks guys!

[Kolbi]

A nice clipechart would be how much loading time or traffic was saved by using vB Optimise

[Deceptor]

Originally Posted by Kolbi

A nice clipechart would be how much loading time or traffic was saved by using vB Optimise

No real way to measure the "loading" time saved, it's not like removing a query will cut exactly 0.0x seconds off loading, it simply may or may-not depending on your server (and is not the main intention of this modification, it is to reduce strain on mysql which can result in faster loading times as a byproduct).

As for "traffic saved", not sure what you mean there - we optimise pages so ideally it allows more traffic to reach you before your servers become hot-hot-hot

[StarBuG]

Hi

A simple question:

I use APC Cache.
Does it need to be enabled in vBulletin config.php or or disabled for vB Optimise to work properly?

Currently I have enabled it.

I set the config file to use a different prefix for apc then I set on vB Optimise.
Does it have to be the same or a different one?

Thanks for this mod

StarBuG

[Deceptor]

Hey Starbug,

APC does not need to be enabled in vBulletins config, none of the cachers do (although it is recommended so their datastore is cached). That said the only config I do read is memcache connection values if you use Memcache (again though, It doesn't need to be hooked upto the datastore).

As for the prefix, they do not have to be the same. The option for the prefix in vBO is given incase you run multiple installations of vBulletin on the same server (or using the same memcache server) so cache doesn't collide.

[StarBuG]

Thanks for the answer

[badawidollah]

Originally Posted by Deceptor

@finereader

Thanks! I'll put a link to the translation in the main post

@badawidollah

Yes WinCache is for windows only, as a linux user though you have the choice of all the other extensions

may i kiss you for this mods
you save my $$$