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Posted January 13, 20223 yr Hi community, I am fairly new to invision community. We are setting up our first community for a customer with it. So I came across the datastore directory and was wondering what's the core concept behind it. I see there is much information stored inside it in php files. My first question was, "why php files?" What I also don't get is what it actually does. Is it configuration data that is stored in it? Is it more like a cache? What will happen if I clear the datastore directory? Will the application be broken then, or will it populate again by itself? Is there a guide that describes more about the datastore directory? I am happy for any helpful answer. Thanks and kind regards!
January 13, 20223 yr 14 minutes ago, Benjamin Gröner said: Is it more like a cache? Yes exactly, these files contain data which don't change often. 15 minutes ago, Benjamin Gröner said: What will happen if I clear the datastore directory? IPS will rebuild them while the next request. Further details and the alternatives to the File System can be found in our guides
June 30, 20222 yr On 1/13/2022 at 4:01 PM, Daniel F said: IPS will rebuild them while the next request. To be 100% clear, if I delete the datastore completely it will not harm any of my content in the forum? Thanks.
June 30, 20222 yr 46 minutes ago, Ramsesx said: To be 100% clear, if I delete the datastore completely it will not harm any of my content in the forum? Thanks.