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64<h1>Web Page Caching</h1>
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66<p>Code Igniter lets you cache your pages in order to achieve maximum performance.
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68Although Code Igniter is quite fast, the amount of dynamic information you display in your pages will correlate directly to the
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73<h2>How Does Caching Work?</h2>
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75<p>Caching can be enabled on a per-page basis, and you can set the length of time that a page should remain cached before being refreshed.
76When a page is loaded for the first time, the cache file will be written to your <dfn>system/cache</dfn> folder. On subsequent page loads the cache file will be retrieved
77and sent to the requesting user's browser. If it has expired, it will be deleted and refreshed before being sent to the browser.</p>
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79<p>Note: The Benchmark tag is not cached so you can still view your page load speed when caching is enabled.</p>
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81<h2>Enabling Caching</h2>
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83<p>To enable caching, put the following tag in any of your controller functions:</p>
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85<code>$this->output->cache(<var>n</var>);</code>
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87<p>Where <var>n</var> is the number of <strong>minutes</strong> you wish the page to remain cached between refreshes.</p>
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89<p>The above tag can go anywhere within a function. It is not affected by the order that it appears, so place it wherever it seems
90most logical to you. Once the tag is in place, your pages will begin being cached.</p>
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92<p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong> Before the cache files can be written you must set the file permissions on your
93<dfn>system/cache</dfn> folder such that it is writable (666 is usually appropriate).</p>
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95<h2>Deleting Caches</h2>
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Rick Ellis325197e2006-11-20 17:29:05 +0000[diff] [blame]97<p>If you no longer wish to cache a file you can remove the caching tag and it will no longer be refreshed when it expires. Note:
adminb0dd10f2006-08-25 17:25:49 +0000[diff] [blame]98Removing the tag will not delete the cache immediately. It will have to expire normally. If you need to remove it earlier you
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