PHP output caching

Brandon_FFR

Hello

What kind of output caching options are out there for PHP? I'm not sure what I need.

I'm trying to mimic some funcitonality I saw with ASP.NET.

What I'd like to do is cache the output of a PHP script for a defined period of time, and have thhe cache served up to clients. When the cache expires...just drop a new chunk og ourput into the cache during the next execution of the PHP script.

I'd like the caching mechanism to consider HTTP POST and QueryString values as well...so that means:

catalog.php
catalog.php?page=1
catalog.php?page=2
catalog.php?page=3

Will all yield different results, so the results from different combos of HTTP POst and QueryString variables should be cached, and the appropriate results should be returned to the client.

Is there anythign like this, or am I going to have to build it?

I looked at a few cimple caching classes, they were ok..but they didn't consider any HTTP Post or QueryString variables...

superwormy

You could build one... look at the PEAR caching scripts... or buy the Zend Performance Suite ( best optoin, but $$$ )

Brandon_FFR

I have no interest in building one...I'm just so damn busy with the task at hand I'll either have to buy or hope to find a suitable library

Thanks for the pointer...to..I found the Pear Cache

I've never worked with PEAR before...so this should be fun.

I see PEAR Cache has some dependcies...in general terms (since I naver played with PEAR before), will dependencies get installed for you, or do I have to install each dependency myself?

superwormy

Dunno, but I bet this would help:

http://pear.php.net/manual/en/installation.php
http://pear.php.net/manual/en/introduction.php#about.pear
http://pear.php.net/manual/en/introduction.php#about-pfc