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Title: Symbiostock_XML_cache
Post by: picture5469 on September 05, 2013, 10:33

Could someone tell me what this Symbiostock_XML_Cache is at all please? Is it needed for the site to function as I'm not including it in backups, but its a large folder.

Title: Re: Symbiostock_XML_cache
Post by: cathyslife on September 05, 2013, 10:39

It has been mentioned here that it is not needed to be backed up.

Title: Re: Symbiostock_XML_cache
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on September 05, 2013, 10:40

http://www.microstockgroup.com/symbiostock-technical-support/tips-on-how-to-administer-a-production-symbiostock-website/msg341069/#msg341069 (http://www.microstockgroup.com/symbiostock-technical-support/tips-on-how-to-administer-a-production-symbiostock-website/msg341069/#msg341069)

I can't answer what it's for, but (a) a cache is usually something created on the fly if it isn't there, and is thus by its nature only temporary stuff and (b) the above thread says you can exclude it from backups :)

Title: Re: Symbiostock_XML_cache
Post by: picture5469 on September 05, 2013, 11:04

Quote from: jsnover on September 05, 2013, 10:40

[url]http://www.microstockgroup.com/symbiostock-technical-support/tips-on-how-to-administer-a-production-symbiostock-website/msg341069/#msg341069[/url] ([url]http://www.microstockgroup.com/symbiostock-technical-support/tips-on-how-to-administer-a-production-symbiostock-website/msg341069/#msg341069[/url])

I can't answer what it's for, but (a) a cache is usually something created on the fly if it isn't there, and is thus by its nature only temporary stuff and (b) the above thread says you can exclude it from backups :)

I know, just curious as to what it is

Title: Re: Symbiostock_XML_cache
Post by: ajt on September 05, 2013, 11:20

When your site is displaying network results, these results are stored in symbiostock_xml_cache for future use. Search for something - if results are shown (almost) immediately, they probably were already in cache. If results are not in cache, site has to get them from your network friends, and it takes few seconds. Once got and displayed, results go to cache, so next search for the same item displays results much faster. Older files are deleted from cache once a day, so there are only results not older than number of days defined in Symbiostock->Network page (" days cache network search" under list of network sites).