Size of cache

  • Hi,

    We’re using Supercache on our high-traffic site with a large archive. We set an expiry time of 3 days. Our cache folder is quite large because of this.

    • The Supercache folder has a size of 2,3 GB
    • In the folder /wp-content/cache we find a dc36aeef63485.php (alike) file which is now 3,7 GB. (I guess that file is generated by Supercache as well)

    Is it a problem if the folder and file and folder are this large? Since we have a big archive and a non-dynamic sidebar we would like to keep the expiry time high. That is: if it’s not a problem of course… Curious about your opinion about this.

    Regards, Yuri

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  • That file is probably the debug log. Go to the Debug tab and disable it there.

    Thread Starter YuriV

    (@yuriv)

    Thanks. Disabled debug and the file has gone.

    What about the supercache folder having a size of + 2GB because of our large archive and long expiry-time. Is that size problematic of no problem at all?

    Regards, Yuri

    Having a huge cache like this is probably not an issue unless your permalink structure is very flat. If you have the usual YYYY/MM/DD/ URL format you’ll be fine.
    Most file systems slow down when you try to store too many files in one directory but that number depends on the file system used.

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