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]

is there a way to fix the uncached templates?? it still shows it for the buddy list, also i have vbshout installed and in the archieve page it shows them.... also i just installed ecdownloads and it has it in there major.... mostly every page is a uncached templates.. dont mean to be a pain just tryin to help others and myself if they have the same problem

[Trigunflame]

Originally Posted by DementedMindz

is there a way to fix the uncached templates?? it still shows it for the buddy list, also i have vbshout installed and in the archieve page it shows them.... also i just installed ecdownloads and it has it in there major.... mostly every page is a uncached templates.. dont mean to be a pain just tryin to help others and myself if they have the same problem

USE the new code in the install.txt, and REMOVE all the files from that template_cache directory after you do so.

There should be no uncached templates for buddylist page as Im viewing it myself and its fine.

[puertoblack2003]

Originally Posted by Trigunflame

Update:

Now caches all action templates.
The cache cleaner will not delete index.htm or index.html files.
Also updated the install.txt

PLEASE clear the template_cache directory, after you redo the modifications. The new changes cache the actiontemplates as well.

hey i updated to new i edited it and now i get this error before that the old one was fine...

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/.debit/myusername/puertotech.com/admincp/template.php on line 85

Edited: sorry should have looked above fixed it works well thank you

[DementedMindz]

that worked like a charm thanks

[Trigunflame]

So glad, im tired and need to rest...

[puertoblack2003]

Originally Posted by Trigunflame

So glad, im tired and need to rest...

just noticed that the shout box disappeared..

[Trigunflame]

Originally Posted by puertoblack2003

just noticed that the shout box disappeared..

Did you clear your template directory after you made the new modifications, make sure to do that.

Also anytime you edit/delete/add styles, templates, plugins; you need to clean the cache directory for now.

In the future I will add code to handle this automatically.

[puertoblack2003]

Originally Posted by Trigunflame

Did you clear your template directory after you made the new modifications, make sure to do that.

Also anytime you edit/delete/add styles, templates, plugins; you need to clean the cache directory for now.

In the future I will add code to handle this automatically.

yes i did that as well it may be one of the hack you have the plugin acc. or the template compressor...don't know which one because i installed both hack this morning i even disabled them too but no luck.

just curious anybody else don't see shout box????

[forte]

Originally Posted by puertoblack2003

yes i did that as well it may be one of the hack you have the plugin acc. or the template compressor...don't know which one because i installed both hack this morning i even disabled them too but no luck.

just curious anybody else don't see shout box????

It is the template compressor hack. You should to the thread of the compressor's and look for the fix.

[puertoblack2003]

Originally Posted by forte

It is the template compressor hack. You should to the thread of the compressor's and look for the fix.

ok thanks will do