Benjamin Gröner Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 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! Ravion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel F Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 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 Ravion and Benjamin Gröner 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsesx Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel F Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 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. Miss_B and Ramsesx 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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