Title: Object Cache and Database Cache?
Last modified: May 16, 2017

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# Object Cache and Database Cache?

 *  Resolved [hectorsuper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hectorsuper/)
 * (@hectorsuper)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/object-cache-and-database-cache/)
 * Hi Till,
 * This question partially involves a third part but I think it is still relevant
   to ask it here.
 * Do you recommend or know what happens if I run Object Cache through your plugin
   and Database Cache through W3TC? I haven’t been able to find any documentation
   that explains if they are mutually exclusive or even recommended to have both
   simultaneously.
 * Many thanks

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 *  Plugin Author [Till Krüss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tillkruess/)
 * (@tillkruess)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/object-cache-and-database-cache/#post-9137023)
 * What’s a database cache?
 * This Redis object cache is helping you reduce database queries.
 *  Thread Starter [hectorsuper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hectorsuper/)
 * (@hectorsuper)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/object-cache-and-database-cache/#post-9139189)
 * W3TC has an option for Object Cache and a separate one for Database Cache. I’ve
   never really understood if one excludes the other, hence my question in case 
   you had any experience with that.
 * [https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/configuring-w3-total-cache-advance-database-cache–cms-21783](https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/configuring-w3-total-cache-advance-database-cache–cms-21783)
   
   [https://support.tigertech.net/w3-total-cache](https://support.tigertech.net/w3-total-cache)
 * Thanks Till
 *  Plugin Author [Till Krüss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tillkruess/)
 * (@tillkruess)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/object-cache-and-database-cache/#post-9141362)
 * Ah, their “database cache” is actually a page cache.
 * I’d use either object caching or page caching, to keep it simple and easy to 
   debug, but can theoretically work together.
 *  Thread Starter [hectorsuper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hectorsuper/)
 * (@hectorsuper)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/object-cache-and-database-cache/#post-9143531)
 * Well, not really?
 * W3TC has:
 * – Page cache
    – Database cache – Object cache – Opcode cache (choose APC etc)–
   Browser cache (just e-tag stuff etc)
 * Hence my confusion if their database cache would conflict with your object cache.
   It is quite un-intuitive to me
 *  Plugin Author [Till Krüss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tillkruess/)
 * (@tillkruess)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/object-cache-and-database-cache/#post-9145201)
 * It is. Maybe it’s better if you ask them a out it.
 *  Thread Starter [hectorsuper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hectorsuper/)
 * (@hectorsuper)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/object-cache-and-database-cache/#post-9147431)
 * Cool, thanks Till

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