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Definition

cache_set($cid, $data, $expire = CACHE_PERMANENT, $headers = NULL)
drupal/includes/bootstrap.inc, line 224

Description

Store data in the persistent cache.

Parameters

$cid The cache ID of the data to store.

$data The data to store in the cache. Complex data types must be serialized first.

$expire One of the following values:

  • CACHE_PERMANENT: Indicates that the item should never be removed unless explicitly told to using cache_clear_all() with a cache ID.
  • CACHE_TEMPORARY: Indicates that the item should be removed at the next general cache wipe.
  • A Unix timestamp: Indicates that the item should be kept at least until the given time, after which it behaves like CACHE_TEMPORARY.
$headers A string containing HTTP header information for cached pages.

Code

function cache_set($cid, $data, $expire = CACHE_PERMANENT, $headers = NULL) {
  $data = db_encode_blob($data);

  db_query("UPDATE {cache} SET data = '%s', created = %d, expire = %d, headers = '%s' WHERE cid = '%s'", $data, time(), $expire, $headers, $cid);
  if (!db_affected_rows()) {
    @db_query("INSERT INTO {cache} (cid, data, created, expire, headers) VALUES ('%s', '%s', %d, %d, '%s')", $cid, $data, time(), $expire, $headers);
  }
}