Template Cache System

Vbulletin Template Cache System
Optimize Your Forums!!

Notice:

While filesystem caching does provide a performance increase; it can be futher increased. I plan on including mmcache, eaccelerator, and APC shared memory support in the near future.

This will eliminate the need for reading/writing file to and from the filesystem.


Summary:

This modification will cache the templates that your forum uses to the file system saving you a mysql query.

Normally this data is requested from the database on every page load, with this however we cache all the templates we would normally use into a file to be included as a standard php code.

This will save you a pretty large query, the full size of the templates can be anywhere from 40kb to 200kb per page; even larger on some forums.

It will literally take 1 or 2 minutes to install, not long for the benefits that you receive.

PS. Use this in conjunction with my Other Hack (Compress Forum Templates) for speeding up your forum even more by compressing templates.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=107615
PS. Use this in conjunction with my Other Hack (Accelerated Plugins) for speeding up your forum even more by Inlining your plugins.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=107315


Instructions:

1. Download Zip File.
2. Read the INSTALL.txt
3. Click install if you like


Updates:
3/14/2006 8:34am : Large update, adding additional file locking code as well as moved some redundant code into functions. If you have an active site I recommend that you update with the newest version.

3/14/2006 7:07am : Cleaned up the code a little bit, no need to redo the edits unless you are a perfectionist like myself

3/13/2006 12:52 / Typo Update: There was a typo in the global.php edit, please re-do that step.

3/13/2006 11:48 / Massive Critical Update:
1. Automatically caches any uncached templates.
2. Files are now stored as .php files to prevent easy viewing.
I strongly recommend you update ASAP.
Just follow the INSTALL.txt and go through the procedures again.
PS. Make sure to empty the template_cache directory after upgrading. Thankyou.

3/12/2006 12:20pm
1. Now caches most action templates
2. The cache cleaner will not delete index.htm or index.html files.
3. Also updated the install.txt
4. Fixed parse error.
To upgrade, just re-do the code modifications listed in the install.txt file.
PLEASE clear the template_cache directory, after you redo the modifications. The new changes cache the actiontemplates as well.


Troubleshooting:

Start browsing your forum, going to your main page then browsing threads etc.. should start seeing items appear in that template_cache directory such as index_1.php, showthread_1.php etc.. if not you need to give this directory WRITE permissions (CHMOD 777)

[DementedMindz]

i was wondering when i open the buddy list i get these... how can i cache them????
Uncached templates: BUDDYLIST (1)
Uncached templates: buddylistbit (2)

[DementedMindz]

also was wondering if it would be ok to put a index file in the cache this way no one can browse it?

[Trigunflame]

Originally Posted by DementedMindz

also was wondering if it would be ok to put a index file in the cache this way no one can browse it?

Good idea

[Trigunflame]

Originally Posted by DementedMindz

i was wondering when i open the buddy list i get these... how can i cache them????
Uncached templates: BUDDYLIST (1)
Uncached templates: buddylistbit (2)

What page is that exactly? Can you give me the filename?

[DementedMindz]

well i have it on the buddy pop up list in the navbar and when you click the vbshout.php?do=archive you get a bunch of uncached templates too

[Trigunflame]

Originally Posted by DementedMindz

well i have it on the buddy pop up list in the navbar and when you click the vbshout.php?do=archive you get a bunch of uncached templates too

Ah these are action templates I believe, and they would differ from do=blah to do=this, i noticed this on the usercp page as well.

I might have to make some slight adjustments.

[DementedMindz]

that would be tight yeah i installed all 3... there is a major difference in speeds on loading now....

[puertoblack2003]

to Trigunflame that template_cache directory we had to create i'm curious do we put any files in that directory? or is that what needs to be read for the hack to work...

[vampireus]

Installed It works great for me

[DementedMindz]

Originally Posted by puertoblack2003

to Trigunflame that template_cache directory we had to create i'm curious do we put any files in that directory? or is that what needs to be read for the hack to work...

only thing i would put in there is a index.html this way no users can browse it.... but its used to store the cache files thats all