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Title: vm pages cache overload
Post by: AntFantastic on April 03, 2017, 12:50:46 PM
Joomla 3.6.5 VM 3.2   I have turned off cache in Joomla, but still get VM caching. The 'pages' cache is on overload and filled 2GB of cache in a week. Don't know what is causing this, but would like to either disable VM cache altogether or setup a daily auto delete?
Any help greatly appreciated, for underlying issue or how to disable VM cache.

Many thanks
Title: Re: vm pages cache overload
Post by: Milbo on April 03, 2017, 13:39:42 PM
Please check the Frontend cache and tell us, which files get so big, I mean the directory.
Title: Re: vm pages cache overload
Post by: AntFantastic on April 03, 2017, 14:47:19 PM
The files are all small, but there are a lot of them in /public_html/cache/page/  the domain is sarahscoffeecompany.co.uk
Title: Re: vm pages cache overload
Post by: Jörgen on April 03, 2017, 15:04:18 PM
Hello
Are You sure You have turned off caching in Joomla:
https://docs.joomla.org/Cache#Page_Caching (https://docs.joomla.org/Cache#Page_Caching)

Looks like it could be Joomla page caching ? Should be turned off.

regards

Jörgen @ Kreativ Fotografi
Title: Re: vm pages cache overload
Post by: jenkinhill on April 03, 2017, 15:10:57 PM
If pages are still being cached you should disable Joomla's System - Cache plugin   - this is not a VirtueMart cache, it is a cache that writes a file for each and every page visit. It will cause pages to be cached even if cache is turned off in Joomla Global Configuration/Cache Settings.
Title: Re: vm pages cache overload
Post by: AntFantastic on April 03, 2017, 15:21:30 PM
Yes the Joomla cache is turned off but I still get VM cache regardless - see current list below. (you can see the 2440 files in 'pages' created in about 3 hrs.

_virtuemart   133    15.44 kB
com_virtuemart_cat_childs   104    127.62 kB
com_virtuemart_cat_manus   50    13.45 kB
com_virtuemart_cats   2    3.71 kB
com_virtuemart_revenue       2    5.37 kB
com_virtuemart_rss     3    44.21 kB
page   2440    645.93 kB

Have just disabled the System - Page Cache in the plugins directory. Hope that is correct!
Thanks for your help folks!

Title: Re: vm pages cache overload
Post by: jenkinhill on April 03, 2017, 15:32:11 PM
And if you want to turn off VM module caching there is a cache option on the advanced tab for each module. Default is "Yes" - on.
Title: Re: vm pages cache overload
Post by: AntFantastic on April 03, 2017, 15:58:56 PM
Fantastic - thank you all
Title: Re: vm pages cache overload
Post by: Milbo on April 03, 2017, 17:25:42 PM
Our caches do not generate soo much data in a short time. and do NOT USE progressive Cache. It is not progressive, it is just nonsense. It does a cache per session, that means your users do not use cache first time visiting a page, so it is like without cache. And yes it generates a looot cached data