vBulletin LTS

Template Cache
Mod Version: 0.0.4, by lendy

This mod is for larger vBulletin installations that have problems with server load (to be run together with an opcode cache). Smaller installations will usually see no performance improvement.Speed up your Forums & Save Bandwidth

Reference

Plugin Based Template Cache
Plugin Based Template Cache

Compress Forum Templates
Compress Forum Templates

Require

Must install one of
1. APC,PECL,Visit:http://pecl.php.net/apc
2. eAccelerator,fork of the Turck MMCache,Visit:http://eaccelerator.net/
3. Turck MMCache,Visit:http://sourceforge.net/projects/turck-mmcache
4. Xcache,Lighttpd,Visit:http://trac.lighttpd.net/xcache/



Upgrade

1. Disable the product (Plugin System -> Manage Products -> Template Cache Options -> Disable)
2. Upload the new includes/template_cache.php
3. Import the new product-template_cache.xml (Allow Overwrite: YES)
4. Enable the product

Installation

1. Upload includes/template_cache.php to your forum
2. Install the product-template_cache.xml
3. Check and select which cache type? APC,eAccelerator,Turck MMCache,Xcache
4. Enable the product
5. vBulletin Options -> vBulletin Options -> Template Cache Options -> Modify the settings (especially enabling it).

Deinstallation

1. Disable the product
2. Remove the product
3. Check the 4 plugins of this product are gone
4. Delete includes/template_cache.php
5. Clear your PHP cache if you are using any.

Common Templates That May Need To Be Added to Ignore Settings:
phpinclude_start phpinclude_end editor_jsoptions_font editor_jsoptions_size forumhome navbar forumhome_vbshout forumhome_vbshout_shout


What it does:

1. hook "cache_templates",get $globaltemplates from cache,if not(Exclude Templates),get template from cache_templates();the cache use one of APC,eAccelerator,Turck MMCache,Xcache.Reduce MYSQL query and DISK IO.

2. There is an option to have certain templates saved seperatly to memory.

3. Automatically clears the cache when modifying or inserting templates, done using the hook admin_global and a check of $_GET, and also clearing when modifying the options.


The cache memory only get created when they are needed the first time. The memory can get one megabytes in size, mine is 0.5mb (default installation, no plugins/hacks). If you have new templates/styles and several plugins it can get 1-2mb no problem.if you use compress template,it will smaller.

notice
eAccelerator:
The shm functionshave been disabled by default;Take a look at configure --help for more information. see: http://eaccelerator.net/ticket/95
Xcache:
in php.ini or xcache.ini
set xcache.var_size not 0,same as xcache.size

Updates

Version 0.0.4:
26th Feb 2007, Change check if install shm,function_exists(info to put);The shm functionshave been disabled by default in eAccelerator.
Version 0.0.3:
12th Feb 2007, add Compress Template.
Version 0.0.2:
11th Feb 2007, add cache Xcache,delete cache File.
Version 0.0.1:
10th Feb 2007, work with APC,eAccelerator,Turck MMCache,File in 3.6.4.