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)

[A.Chakery]

First let me thank you for this great mod,

I have the Pro Version on my vb3 powered forum and it really Rocks...

Yesterday one of my friends asked me to install it on his vb4 .. but I have some errors.. would you please help me to solve it ? thanks

here is the errors when I activate this mod :

Warning: array_diff_key() [function.array-diff-key]: Argument #2 is not an array in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 276

Warning: array_keys() [function.array-keys]: The first argument should be an array in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 276

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 277

Warning: array_diff_key() [function.array-diff-key]: Argument #2 is not an array in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 276

Warning: array_keys() [function.array-keys]: The first argument should be an array in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 276

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 277

any help is appreciated ...

[thecore762]

Originally Posted by A.Chakery

First let me thank you for this great mod,

I have the Pro Version on my vb3 powered forum and it really Rocks...

Yesterday one of my friends asked me to install it on his vb4 .. but I have some errors.. would you please help me to solve it ? thanks

here is the errors when I activate this mod :

Warning: array_diff_key() [function.array-diff-key]: Argument #2 is not an array in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 276

Warning: array_keys() [function.array-keys]: The first argument should be an array in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 276

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 277

Warning: array_diff_key() [function.array-diff-key]: Argument #2 is not an array in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 276

Warning: array_keys() [function.array-keys]: The first argument should be an array in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 276

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/class_datastore.php on line 277

any help is appreciated ...

Update config.php with the latest.

[A.Chakery]

thanks for the reply,

but config.php was the first thing that I set ... but I thik itsrelated to something else...

[DragonByte Tech]

It's not an issue I'm able to replicate, sorry


Fillip

[A.Chakery]

Originally Posted by DragonByte Tech

It's not an issue I'm able to replicate, sorry


Fillip

Thanks for the reply... do you have any suggestions about this issue ?

what I have done wrong ? I followed the installation as I did before ... but its not working

[DragonByte Tech]

I've never run into anyone else encoutering this issue, so I really have no idea


Fillip

[autoescala]

I installed the mod well, but at this time I don't activate the mod, (is in offline state) because I don't know what Opcache Operator I have in my system, I used a cheap shared web hosting (DreamHost)

How can I know what is my best Opcache operator ?

Thanks in advance
Best Regards

[A.Chakery]

well , most of shared hosting companies do not provide caching features so I think your host doesn't support Opcache...

but I suggest you to ask it from your hosting provider ...

[autoescala]

Thanks for the fast answer. I think the same, but I have the doubt if I can use "filecache" in a shared server....

I don't activate to the test the MOD, because I'm worry about how to de-activate if I have problems and I can't load the admin page after power on the cache.

[A.Chakery]

well I think the best is to ask your hosting providers...

The Server where my websites are hosted has both memcache and xcache ...

I use memcache using vboptimise pro and it really rocks ... I love the Full Page Cache for Guests ...

I have no problem with it...