Re: Problems w/ heavy use of cart header fields?

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 16917
interpreted = N
texte = >Does what you say mean >that, if a setheader occurs within an orderfile, that after the >[/orderfile] those changes *then* get written to disk?Yes>If so, does an >[/orderfile] always write to disk, or only if changes are made to the >order within the context (ie: by using one or more setheaders)?Only if modified>Also, can >my shopping carts be moved outside of the web directory tree, if I wanted >to move all these carts to a RAM disk (and would that be beneficial, or a >waste of time and an unnecessary risk)?You would have to use aliases to get over to the RAM disk, and since aliases themselves are slow it may wash out the same. I'd leave it alone until you actually notice a slowdown (with [elapsedtime]) and then see what speedups you can do.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Problems w/ heavy use of cart header fields? (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  2. Re: Problems w/ heavy use of cart header fields? (Rob Marquardt 1998)
  3. Re: Problems w/ heavy use of cart header fields? (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  4. Problems w/ heavy use of cart header fields? (Rob Marquardt 1998)
>Does what you say mean >that, if a setheader occurs within an orderfile, that after the >[/orderfile] those changes *then* get written to disk?Yes>If so, does an >[/orderfile] always write to disk, or only if changes are made to the >order within the context (ie: by using one or more setheaders)?Only if modified>Also, can >my shopping carts be moved outside of the web directory tree, if I wanted >to move all these carts to a RAM disk (and would that be beneficial, or a >waste of time and an unnecessary risk)?You would have to use aliases to get over to the RAM disk, and since aliases themselves are slow it may wash out the same. I'd leave it alone until you actually notice a slowdown (with [elapsedtime]) and then see what speedups you can do.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ PCS Technical Support

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