Cache

Cache

• Configuration
  • Driver Prerequisites
• Cache Usage
  • Obtaining A Cache Instance
  • Retrieving Items From The Cache
  • Storing Items In The Cache
  • Removing Items From The Cache
  • The Cache Helper
• Cache Tags
  • Storing Tagged Cache Items
  • Accessing Tagged Cache Items
  • Removing Tagged Cache Items
• Adding Custom Cache Drivers
  • Writing The Driver
  • Registering The Driver
• Events

Configuration

Laravel provides an expressive, unified API for various caching backends. The cache configuration is located at config/cache.php. In this file you may specify which cache driver you would like used by default throughout your application. Laravel supports popular caching backends like Memcached and Redis out of the box.

The cache configuration file also contains various other options, which are documented within the file, so make sure to read over these options. By default, Laravel is configured to use the file cache driver, which stores the serialized, cached objects in the filesystem. For larger applications, it is recommended that you use a more robust driver such as Memcached or Redis. You may even configure multiple cache configurations for the same driver.