5-minute file cache in PHP

Question

I have a very simple question: what is the best way to download a file in PHP but only if a local version has been downloaded more than 5 minute ago?

In my actual ca

Answer 1

Try phpFastCache , it support files caching, and you don't need to code your cache class. easy to use on shared hosting and VPS

Here is example:

get($url);

if($content == null) {
     $content = file_get_contents($url);
     // 300 = 5 minutes 
     $cache->set($url, $content, 300);
}

// use ur $content here
echo $content;