Moving the cache folder.

**StevenB** · 23 Jun 2007, 09:16 PM

HI all,

I have been searching for this scenario but have been unable to find it, sorry if its already been addressed.

I have a live site and wish to move the directory above the public files, but all of the information I can find recomend a re-install.

Would it work if I where to copy the directory to the new loaction, edit the configure.php file, change the session directory setting in admin, then delete the old cache folder?

Also I may be wrong but it seems that during install I was asked if I wanted to write to the page or the database. I chose database, so is moving the cache folder a moot point?

Thanks for any help,

Steve

**kobra** · 23 Jun 2007, 09:43 PM

Your cche folder should be "null" in this case but I would move it anyway....

**StevenB** · 23 Jun 2007, 09:46 PM

Thanks for the response kobra.

Do you see any problems with moving the folder as I describe?

Steve

**Merlinpa1969** · 23 Jun 2007, 10:01 PM

move the cache folder above public_html

then in the config files you can just remove /public_html fro the path

/home/username/cache

works like a charm,

**StevenB** · 23 Jun 2007, 10:04 PM

Thanks Merlin,

Will try it now and report back.

Steve

**StevenB** · 23 Jun 2007, 10:37 PM

Merlin,

Works like a charm as you said.

Thanks,

Steve

**busyMom** · 7 Jul 2007, 08:35 PM

Just revisiting this activity myself and needed clarification on a few things.

1) I also selected to put it into the database during the install, is this the most secure of the choices?

2) After I do move the cache above the public_html (or whatever my host calls it), do I need to change the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE path in both configure.php files (in includes and admin/includes)?

3) When you say to "move" the cache directory up above public access, am I just creating a blank directory as a place holder (since I have database cache selected) or should I actually move the one in the ZenCart hierarchy so that the .htaccess and index.php remain intact in their new location? Are there changes I need to make to these new files because of their new location?

Thanks, Karen

**StevenB** · 8 Jul 2007, 04:27 AM

Hi Karen,

As for the most secure way I couldn't say - I'm a newb myself.

For # 2 - Yes change both

For #3 - Copt the cache folder above the public directory and delete the old folder. Don't create a new folder to place it in, you're simply moving it.

BTW - I'm not sure but it does still seem like a moot point.

Hope it helps,

Steve

**DrByte** · 14 Jul 2007, 01:42 AM

It's best to still "keep" the cache folder, because it's not only sql query-caching that uses that folder. The PHP session system also stores its cache there. Thus, deleting the folder entirely is not advisable.

Simply moving it by drag-and-drop with your FTP software, and then updating the 2 configure.php files and the Sessions Directory via the admin ... should be sufficient.
Alternatively, deleting the old one, creating a new one, and making the new one read-write ... is effectively the same as drag-and-drop in FTP.