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]

Originally Posted by Super Jinni

I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
I'm also using the 3.8's mod.
When I was searching about my issue I got to this thread and found the same issue was already reported. So I thought I'd post it here.

I also thought this issue is related to XCache only, but now it's exist with APC.

=) It's not an "issue" as such.

This portion of the mod simply reports whether or not your caching is working correctly - it does not attempt to modify or change anything. This message appearing means there is an issue with your caching - not the mod.

I'm sure Deceptor will try to give you some advice on how to fix your caching when he has a moment =)

Iain

EDIT: Looks like he ninja'd me and beat me to it ^.^

[Super Jinni]

Originally Posted by Deceptor

Super Jinni - Best alternative to XCache in my mind is Memcache. In regards to your issue it may be a CGI/FastCGI issue, do you know if you're using DSO or SuPHP for the handler? Typically cPanel let's you choose when building apache/php from within WHM.

Memcache would resolve the issues because it's different from your typical opcode cachers, it runs as a dedicated service

I don't have cPanel/WHM. I'm in unmanaged VPS hosting, so I don't know whether I'm suing DSO or SuPHP or neither.

What do you think it's the best, Switching to mod_php then use XCache? Or stick with FastCGI and use Memcached?

I read somewhere there are not many advantages using FastCGI over mod_php. And some prefer to use mod_php. That makes me think of switching to mod_php.

Thanks

Originally Posted by DragonByte Tech

=) It's not an "issue" as such.

This portion of the mod simply reports whether or not your caching is working correctly - it does not attempt to modify or change anything. This message appearing means there is an issue with your caching - not the mod.

I'm sure Deceptor will try to give you some advice on how to fix your caching when he has a moment =)

Iain

He already did

EDIT: Looks like he ninja'd me and beat me to it ^.^

^.^

[Super Jinni]

OK, I got XCache to work after switching to mod_php. It turned out that it was CGI/FastCGI issue.
I just hope it was right choice to ditch FastCGI.

Thanks Deceptor

[ndL]

after 2hours of reading manuals, without any knowledge of linux - i finally made it!

thanks.

[Deceptor]

Glad you got it working, I'm not sure what the advantages are to mod_php or FastCGI myself but it was obviously the issue

[ndL]

was a pain in the ass to correctly install memcache on my centos 5.4

if i had already known what to do, it would have taken about 5mins.

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...servers./page3

this should be the main article to read who cant imagine how to begin. but i must say that you should get newest memcache version, the one above is quite old

[Deceptor]

Yeah Memcached is the hardest to install of them all really, but worth it in my opinion

[Fungsten]

When trying to run the System Test an error message comes back saying "vB Optimise is currently offline. Please enable and configure vB Optimise to run a system test."

However the system is online. TIA.

VB 4.0.4

[rajubd]

Originally Posted by Super Jinni

OK, I got XCache to work after switching to mod_php. It turned out that it was CGI/FastCGI issue.
I just hope it was right choice to ditch FastCGI.

Thanks Deceptor

brilliant work brother my problem also solved
thanks a lot again...

[Deceptor]

Originally Posted by Fungsten

When trying to run the System Test an error message comes back saying "vB Optimise is currently offline. Please enable and configure vB Optimise to run a system test."

However the system is online. TIA.

VB 4.0.4

Make sure you have selected a cache system too, if it's set to None then there is nothing to test