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adn · Smarty Regular Joined: 31 May 2011 Posts: 47

Hello,

I have replaced some "include + inline" by "include + cache_lifetime" and I am surprised when using caching mode to false that my template are not refreshed. If I go back with this modification the refresh is done.

Is that a normal behavior? I thought that even if I put a cache_lifetime attribute the include should be refreshed.

What's wrong?

U.Tews · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:29 pm Post subject:

If you use the cache_lifetime attribute with the {include} tag that subtemplate gets cached with it's individual lifetime independent from any global cache setting of the Smarty object.

So with $smarty->caching = false; the content of the main template is not cached but the content {include ... cache_lifetime = ...} subtemplate is.

To disable caching of single subtemplates when caching is globally on use {include .... nocache}

adn · Smarty Regular Joined: 31 May 2011 Posts: 47

Is there a way to say "nocache" for the template and all subtemplate? I have a debugging mode where I put $smarty->caching = false; to test an enhancement or to do some test. It is quite difficult to modify all the includes in template for that.

U.Tews · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:27 pm Post subject:

Note that you must use {include ... cache_lifetime = ...} only for subtemplates which shall have a lifetime different from the main or calling template.

If you want to cache the whole page with no different lifetime for the subtemplates use a simple {include} otherwise you loose performance.

You can't disable caching of subtemplates which have {include ... cache_lifetime = ...}