[ckan-dev] cache_dir

Wed Feb 4 12:58:46 UTC 2015

Thanks a lot, we will think about, but I don't understand why I should keep these sessions forever even if in another place
Could I delete them after a while (eg 1 month)? and without stopping CKAN in the meanwhile?

Thanks!

Marco

> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 11:01:04 +0000
> From: ross at servercode.co.uk
> To: ckan-dev at lists.okfn.org
> Subject: Re: [ckan-dev] cache_dir
> 
> Hi Marco,
> 
> Try the instructions at 
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13781023/how-to-configure-ckan-to-store-sessions-somewhere-other-than-disk-e-g-db-or-me 
> they should help.
> 
> Ross
> 
> Marco Combetto wrote:
> > I revamp this old thread about the caching because I just crashed my
> > Production CKAN.
> > Could I get rid of these files periodically? Is there a way?
> >
> > In facts, I just realized today that our CKAN is producing hundreds of
> > thousands of small files on the cache directory (/session in
> > particular), file like this:
> >
> > ./default/sessions/container_file/5/59/5992e9b028454f8684e5d53a0f2a8005.cache
> >
> > Basically the file system crashed because we reached the max number of
> > INode on it.
> >
> > Is there a setting on the PRODUCTION.INi to avoid this caching?
> > Is there any issue related if I setup a cron job that delete these files
> > periodically
> >
> > Thanks a lot for any suggestions
> >
> > Marco Combetto
> > marcomb at hotmail.com <mailto:marcomb at hotmail.com>
> > Mobile: +39 3316329971
> > www.*linkedin*.com/in/*marco*mb
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > From: y2kristi at hotmail.com
> > To: ckan-dev at lists.okfn.org
> > Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 05:11:13 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [ckan-dev] cache_dir
> >
> > thanks so much!
> >
> >  > Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:09:45 +0000
> >  > From: david.raznick at okfn.org
> >  > To: ckan-dev at lists.okfn.org
> >  > Subject: Re: [ckan-dev] cache_dir
> >  >
> >  > Hello
> >  >
> >  > The normal data is not stored on disk first and goes straight in the
> > database.
> >  >
> >  > David
> >  >
> >  > On 14 March 2014 09:04, kristi powell <y2kristi at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >  > > oh I understand. I'm asking now if a copy of the data that will be
> > saved to Postgres is saved anywhere else on the file system before being
> > persisted.
> >  > >
> >  > >> On Mar 14, 2014, at 5:00 AM, "David Raznick"
> > <david.raznick at okfn.org> wrote:
> >  > >>
> >  > >> The data saved there is never persisted to the database, but is saved
> >  > >> locally just for a single request.
> >  > >>
> >  > >>> On 14 March 2014 08:55, kristi powell <y2kristi at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >  > >>> but is the data actually saved locally before it's persisted to
> > the db anywhere?
> >  > >>>
> >  > >>>> On Mar 14, 2014, at 4:41 AM, "David Raznick"
> > <david.raznick at okfn.org> wrote:
> >  > >>>>
> >  > >>>> Hello
> >  > >>>>
> >  > >>>> The cache directory or the session directory is only used for stuff
> >  > >>>> that is not saved in the database. It is always safe to remove. It
> >  > >>>> is only used for very temporary data. CKAN only uses it infact to
> >  > >>>> store the little popup messages that come up after you are
> > redirected
> >  > >>>> to a new page.
> >  > >>>>
> >  > >>>> David
> >  > >>>>
> >  > >>>>> On 14 March 2014 07:36, kristi powell <y2kristi at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >  > >>>>> can anyone explain this setting to me please?
> >  > >>>>>
> >  > >>>>> thanks.
> >  > >>>>>
> >  > >>>>>> On Mar 13, 2014, at 3:45 AM, "kristi powell"
> > <y2kristi at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >  > >>>>>>
> >  > >>>>>> hello...
> >  > >>>>>>
> >  > >>>>>> is there anything written into cache before the data is saved
> > to the database? I see a setting called "cache_dir" is that just session
> > information or actual data? is there any data saved locally before it's
> > persisted?
> >  > >>>>>>
> >  > >>>>>> thanks
> >  > >>>>>>
> >  > >>>>>> kristie
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