Function clearCache

Used to delete files in the cache directories, or clear contents of cache directories

Package: Cake
Copyright: Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
License: MIT License
Located at Cake/basics.php
clearCache( string|array $params null string $type 'views' string $ext '.php' )

Parameters summary

string|array $params = null <p>As String name to be searched for deletion, if name is a directory all files in directory will be deleted. If array, names to be searched for deletion. If clearCache() without params, all files in app/tmp/cache/views will be deleted</p>
string $type = 'views' Directory in tmp/cache defaults to view directory
string $ext = '.php' The file extension you are deleting

Returns

  • true if files found and deleted false otherwise

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