[TYPO3-english] Issue solved: GIFBUILDER: temporary files in typo3temp/GB/ are deleted

[Dr. Kai Lehmann]

The problem was a cronjob on the server that was periodically deleting files
in /typo3temp. I wasn't aware of this cronjob as this is a managed server.

Sorry for that...

Thanks and best regards,
Kai



> Hi,
>
> I use GIFBUILDER to add a watermark image to my pictures. GIFBUILDER files 
> are saved the usual way in typo3temp/GB/.
>
> Typoscript code:
> ---------
> tt_content.image.20.1 {
>  imageLinkWrap >
>  imageLinkWrap = 1
>  imageLinkWrap {
>    [...]
>    typolink {
>      [...]
>      parameter.cObject = IMG_RESOURCE
>      parameter.cObject {
>        file = GIFBUILDER
>        file {
>          XY = [10.w],[10.h]
>          format = jpg
>          quality = 90
>          10 = IMAGE
>          10.file.import.current = 1
>          10.file.import.data = TSFE:lastImageInfo|origFile
>
>          30 = IMAGE
>          30.file = {$watermarkBigImage}
>          30.align = {$watermarkBigImagePosition}
>          30.if.isTrue.field = image_zoom
>          30.if.isTrue.if.isTrue = {$watermarkBigImageOn}
>        }
>      }
> ---------
>
> This works pretty well.
> The problem: After a few days, the temp files in typo3temp/GB/ seem to be 
> deleted. The website still points to some file in this directory. However, 
> this file does not exist anymore, so no picture is displayed.
>
> GIFBUILDER temporary files are generated again when I manually delete the 
> page cache. As I use relatively big image archives (up to >100 images, 
> e.g.: http://www.charite.de/chi/elearning/index.php?id=59), the generation 
> of the temporary GIFBUILDER files takes several minutes, which severely 
> constrains the use of the website. So, an automatic cache clearance at 
> midnight or after some days is not an option.
>
> I watched this issue for some days now on the server and it seems that the 
> temporary files are automatically deleted after four days.
>
> Does anyone know this problem? As far a I know, there is noch automatic 
> cache deletion build into TYPO3 for the GIFBUILDER cache directory.
>
> Thanks,
> Kai
>