SimplePhpCache

A very simple PHP caching system which can cache HTML output or variables.

Requirements

• PHP 5.2 or higher

Preparation

Include the SimplePhpCache class

include "SimplePhpCache.php";

Set the cacheBaseDir (Optional, default is the system temp directory)

SimplePhpCache::$cacheBaseDir = "./";

Set the max cache time in secods (Optional, default is 86400 (1 day));

SimplePhpCache::$maxCacheTime = 3600; // 1h

Cache HTML

<?php	
$cacheName = "html_cache_1";
if (SimplePhpCache::initHTMLCaching($cacheName)) {
?>
	// Output your html stuff here
	<h1>Test</h1>
	<?=generateOutput();?>
<?php
}
echo SimplePhpCache::finishHTMLCaching($cacheName);
?>

Cache a variable

<?php
$cacheName = "var_cache_1";
if (SimplePhpCache::initVarCaching($cacheName)) {
	// Variable to cache:
	$dataToCache = array(1, 2, 3);
	SimplePhpCache::setVarCaching($cacheName, $dataToCache);
}
print_r(SimplePhpCache::finishVarCaching($cacheName));
?>

Clear the cache

Clear all cache files

SimplePhpCache::clearCache();

To refresh a special cache file, set in the init method as the second parameter true

// HTML
SimplePhpCache::initHTMLCaching($cacheName, true)

// Variable
SimplePhpCache::initVarCaching($cacheName, true)