Purge cache quickly

[Imladris Andreas Nielsen]

Are you tired of having to navigate through the acp everytime you have to purge the cache because you made some tiny alterations, well here is your solution, purche_cache.php. It will purge the cache for you automatically everytime you refresh it. But beware, follow the installation guide below thoroughly:

First of all I have to emphasize that this file only is tested sufficiently enough to conclude that it works, it hasn't been tested for security holes (though it is mostly phpbb3's own code i hope there are no security holes there.) However, it is on your own responsibility that you use this little fellow, I will gladly help you make him work though.

1. Upload the file into your adm folder in the root of your forum.
2. Do NOT tell anyone about this file.
3. Login to your forum as an admin and enter the acp.
4. Type in http://your-domain.com/path-to-your-for ... _cache.php in your browser.
5. You will be asked to reauthencate yourself, do so and press Proceed to the ACP, even though this might sound wrong.
6. Your will now be sent to purge_cache.php and your cache will be pursed. You can refresh this page as much as you want to, and if you want to reenter your acp you will have authenticate again.

Enjoy

[Handyman]

How is this better than the purge cache button on the front page of the ACP?
if you have to re-authenticate anyways, it's not any faster than the ACP button.

[T50Webmaster T50]

how is this faster?
you only need to click a button in the ACP

[Highway of Life]

It?s purge cache ACP main page, and purge template cache ACP > Styles > Templates.

This is far easier and better than uploading a file.

[Imladris Andreas Nielsen]

It's faster in the way that when you have reauthenticated ONCE, you can refresh as much as you want to, thats faster than 3 clicks, if you are developing a mod where you are bugfixing or alike, yet, if you don't like it, I will not force you to download it.

[Stoker]

It's faster in the way that when you have reauthenticated ONCE, you can refresh as much as you want to, thats faster than 3 clicks, if you are developing a mod where you are bugfixing or alike, yet, if you don't like it, I will not force you to download it.

The Danes Rocks

Does purge template do the same as refreshing template?
If not this would be nice to have included.

[T50Webmaster T50]

I generally have 2 browsers open when i am editing files...

one for cahce and one for viewing,

I don't see why navigating to a page and clicking refresh everytime instead of purge cache is any faster

[Highway of Life]

Then put $cache->purge(); in your MOD until you are finished testing, and go to ACP > Load > Recompile stale templates: yes.
This will eliminate your frustration. Making a script to do that for you doesn?t make much sense.

3 clicks? If its just the script, its the same as living in the ACP, 1 click.

[Imladris Andreas Nielsen]

I'm very sorry to say it, but you talk to me like posting that script offended you, I'm rather sorry if it did, was not the intention, wanted to help out. Nonetheless I must say that it perhaps isn't the best way to greet a completely new user to your site...

Please do delete the topic if you deem it unfit or unworthy for this forum, again it was only a help

[Highway of Life]

I should apologise, I didn?t mean to sound abrupt or offended at all.
And it indeed is not the correct way to greet new friends...
So first, welcome to STG.

We?re happy to have you join us.
My post was an attempt to to help you out there, as I know you created the script to try and make a process easier on you. We were pointing out that there are easier ways to go about clearing cache and/or configuring your board so that the cache-clearing process is not so difficult, which I take it was the motivation for the script and thus the topic as well.
This is, of course great to see, it?s how all good scripts come about.
However, we didn?t want to make it seem difficult for other users who came across this topic and believe they would have to use the script to easily clear the cache.

So to recap, you could configure your board to be a little easier on yourself for MODing and Templating.
If you login to your ACP and click on Load Settings, there is an option to change the recompile stale templates to on, this effectively allows the system to scan the template files for a changed filetime, (modified), if a file is modified, it is reloaded into the cache and the cache file replaced, so this means you won?t have to refresh your templates and/or themes when making changes.

For other duties, inputting $cache->purge(); temporarily could save you some time if you have to continuously refresh your MOD. Alternatively, there is the Purge Cache button on the main Admin Index page.

Apologies for the confusion, we?re just trying to help each-other out.