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jameslevi/nest
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Is a simple file-based PHP caching library.

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Nest
====

[](#nest)

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Is a simple file-based PHP caching library.

Features
--------

[](#features)

1. Uses PHP's opcache to cache static data.
2. Create multiple cache databases.
3. Easy integration with any PHP framework or use with no framework at all.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. You can install via composer.

```
composer require jameslevi/nest

```

2. If not using any framework, paste the following code to load the autoloader in your project.

```
require_once __DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php';
```

3. Import nest into your project.

```
use Graphite\Component\Nest\Nest;
```

4. Set the default storage path for your project.

```
Nest::setStoragePath(__DIR__."/storage/cache");
```

5. Set the default hash algorithm to use. The default algorithm is "md5".

```
Nest::setHashAlgorithm("md5");
```

Basic Example
-------------

[](#basic-example)

Let us try a simple caching for database configuration.

```