How do I use cache in CakePHP?

Question

I want to use cache in CakePHP. How do I use it?

Answer 1

if(!($cachedPosts = Cache::read('cached_posts'))) {
    $cachedPosts = $this->Post->find('all');
    Cache::write('cached_posts', $cachedPosts);
}

In this code example you look if you have the data cached - if not, retrieve it from the database, and write it to the cache. On the next request, the data will come from the cache, not from the database.

Answer 2

In the Cache documentation of the manual (1.2): http://book.cakephp.org/view/213/Cache

I would recommend that you disable caching while doing development; you'll find (hopefully not the hard way, like me) that your models and views are not changing as expected.

Answer 3

Read the Documentation:

• http://book.cakephp.org/view/213/Cache
• http://book.cakephp.org/view/325/View-Caching
• http://book.cakephp.org/search/cache