FYI:
I received the following from our WPP.
Hi Kerry:
Infact we can't run scripts that are web server intensive (as it creates cached copies of many pages..). It could overload servers.
Best Regards,
Jimmy
At 12:13 AM 10/12/01 -1000, you wrote:
>Hi Jimmy:
>
>InfoPop UBB is about to issue an upgrade that includes a new feature named UBB Accelerator. Below is a description of what is required for us to be able to turn on this feature. Do you folks have the PHP scripting language so that we can use the Accelerator?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Kerry
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>Attention UBB users:
>
>Introducing the UBB™ Accelerator!
>
>The UBB™ Accelerator is an optional component that can greatly enhance the speed at which your UBB™ operates. The UBB™ Accelerator is written in the PHP scripting language. It can optionally use the zlib module to compress
>its output, which can help reduce bandwidth use.
>
>The UBB™ scripts can be very intense on your web server. In order to reduce
>the potential load, the scripts create cached copies of many commonly
>requested pages, such as topics, forums, and the forum summary. The UBB™
>Accelerator uses a shortcut to get to these cached copies faster than the
>UBB™ scripts.
>
>In order to use the UBB™ Accelerator, you must have version 4 or higher of
>the PHP scripting language installed. Versions prior to 4 will not operate
>properly.
>
>For more information on the UBB™ Accelerator, read the 'accelerator.txt'
>file located in the help directory in the UBB™ zip file. The toggle for the
>Accelerator and a link to the test script can be found in Primary Settings
>-> Configuration Settings, within the UBB™ control panel.
>
>The UBB™ Accelerator was written by Philipp Esselbach and is included with
>the UBB™ with his permission. Thank you, Philipp!
>
