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To make sure MySQL uses the query cache, there are a few variables you need to set in the configuration file (usually my.cnf or my.ini). First, is the query_cache_type. There are three possible settings: 0 (for off, do not use), 1 (for on, cache queries) and 2 (on demand, discussed more below). To ensure it is always on, place:

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Note that these are results from MySQL 4.0.x - you'll see more in versions 4.1.x and beyond. The query_cache_type will be set to ON or OFF as appropriate. However, there is one more to set, and that is the query_cache_size. If set to 0 (the default), the cache will be disabled. This variable determines the memory, in bytes, used for the query cache. For our purposes, we will set it to 20 MB:

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