---
title: "PrestaShop 1.7 Caching"
description: "After making big changes in your PrestaShop 1.7 store, you may want to ensure customers see them immediately. Configuring your caching settings can also improve the performance of your website. Below..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/prestashop/prestashop-caching/
date: 2018-11-21
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Prestashop"]
tags: ["Prestashop v1.7"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# PrestaShop 1.7 Caching

After making big changes in your PrestaShop 1.7 store, you may want to ensure customers see them immediately. Configuring your caching settings can also improve the performance of your website. Below we cover how to **clear the PrestaShop cache manually and configure caching settings**.

[Clear Cache](#clearcache) [Caching](#settings)

## Clear your Cache

1. **Log into PrestaShop**.[![Prestashop login screen](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-6-login.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-6-login.png)    
2. Select **Advanced Parameters**, then **Performance**.[![Press Performance under Advanced Parameters](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-15-advanced-parameters-performance.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-15-advanced-parameters-performance.png)    
3. Select **Clear Cache** in the upper-right.[![Press Clear Cache button](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-16-performance-clear-cache.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-16-performance-clear-cache.png)    

**Note:** Disabling file caching on the left is only recommended during debugging.

## Caching Settings

To enable PrestaShop caching, select **Yes** under *Caching* in the bottom right section of the Performance page.
[![Enable caching settings](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-17-caching.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/prestashop/prestashop-17-17-caching.png)

 

Options include [Memcache](/support/website/introduction-memcached-server-side-caching/), [APC](/support/website/speed-up-php-with-apc/), and Xcache. Read more about performance settings in the official [PrestaShop documentation](https://doc.prestashop.com/display/PS17/Performance).

Learn more about improving your e-commerce website with our [Prestashop Education channel](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/prestashop/).