I have a D6 site using Authcache and a memcache backend (using Memcache API module). Would it be possible to use this module as a way to "warm" or "prime" my cache in conjunction with those two modules? If so, can someone offer some specific guidelines about how to do that? I assume I would use the information in the "General Caching" section of the module page, but I would rather not use the Cache Backport module, if necessary.

Thanks in advance for any help or further explanation you can provide.

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gielfeldt commented

I don't think it will be possible to use the Cache Graceful to warm or prime the cache, at least not without patching/hacking Authcache to use the cache graceful api directly.

However, you might be able to use Cache Graceful on the cache_page bin to protect against "thundering herd". I believe the class in cache_graceful.inc could easily be rewritten to work with Cache Router. The class should extend the memcache class if you want to use memcache for the backend.

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gielfeldt commented

Hi spazfox

Do you need any more help/input?

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spazfox
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No, I've taken a different route to warming my cache. Thanks for the helpful response, though! I'll close this out.

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rp7 commented

#3: can you elaborate?

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spazfox
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Sure, RaF, I'm warming my cache using a macro for Firefox (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/imacros-for-firefox/) that automatically opens all of my relevant pages in Firefox. I set up this macro as a bookmark and then use a scheduling add-on (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/my-weekly-browsing-schedule/) that opens the bookmark and runs the script at my desired intervals. This obviously requires a machine with Firefox open to work, which makes it less than ideal, but it has been working great for me.