ASP.NET MVC 3 Cache Duration

Question

I have an ASP.NET MVC 3 app hosted on IIS. This app is using MemoryCache to work with some data in memory to help minimize hits to my database. I would like this data to stay cached for up to a single day. In my code, I'm setting the following:

List<MyObject> myItems = GetMyItems();
CacheItemPolicy cachePolicy = new CacheItemPolicy();
cachePolicy.AbsoluteExpiration = new DateTimeOffset(DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(1440));
Cache.Set("myCacheKey", myItems, cachePolicy);

While my caching seems to be working. However, it does not seem to stay in the cache for the intended duration. Is there a setting I need to make in the web.config, if so, what setting? If not, is it an IIS setting that I need to set to enable a longer cache duration?

moribvndvs · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-18 12:32:04Z

1

The problem most likely lies in that your app pool is recycling after periods of non-use. When app pools are recycled, everything you had in memory is lost.

If you need a more durable cache, you will need to switch to something that is not hosted in process. There are a number of commercial and open-source caching services; I would recommend going with one of those.

Here are just a few cache solutions:

Amongst others.

edited Jun 18, 2012 at 12:32

answered Jun 18, 2012 at 11:50

moribvndvs

42.5k12 gold badges138 silver badges152 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

ASP.NET MVC 3 Cache Duration

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related