In this recipe, we will discuss how to improve application performance by caching application content. Our application can use the cached content instead of requesting the same data from the database. There are many implementations for every task. We will look at one of the available scenarios for using cache, but note that it is not the only solution available.
To successfully implement this recipe you need to have a Phalcon application and the Volt engine configured. In our example, we will use a sample application generated by Phalcon Developer Tools. However, you can use any other application that is available to you.
You will also need to have a web server installed and configured for handling requests to your application. Your application must be capable of receiving requests and you should have the necessary controllers and views, as well as a bootstrap
file with a connection to a database. The database should have at least...