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> This is the name of the directory where template caches are
stored. By default this is
<TT
CLASS="filename"
>./cache</TT
>, meaning that
Smarty will look for the <TT
CLASS="filename"
>cache/</TT
> directory
in the same directory as the executing php script.
<SPAN
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><B
CLASS="emphasis"
>This directory must
be writeable by the web server</B
></SPAN
>,
<A
HREF="installing.smarty.basic.html"
>see install</A
> for more info.
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><P
> You can also use your own
<A
HREF="section.template.cache.handler.func.html"
> custom cache handler</A
>
function to control cache files, which will ignore this
setting.
See also
<A
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><TT
CLASS="parameter"
><I
>$use_sub_dirs</I
></TT
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This setting must be either a relative or
absolute path. include_path is not used for writing files.
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It is not recommended to put this directory under
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> See also
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><I
>$use_sub_dirs</I
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>,
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><TT
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><I
>$cache_lifetime</I
></TT
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>,
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><TT
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><I
>$cache_handler_func</I
></TT
></A
>,
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><TT
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><I
>$cache_modified_check</I
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