I spent more time looking for this solution than it took to implement. If you're running Joomla on a Windows server setting the Cache settings so that the site works properly can be tricky. If you ever get a "wincache" error that looks something like this:
PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function wincache_ucache_info() in .../libraries/joomla/cache/storage/wincache.php on line 150 the fix is quick and easy.
I found the answer
here, but the forum discussion is so long and bloated with non-essentials I wanted get to the point of how to solve the issue.
Solution
Via Joomla Admin:
- Backup your database (and files) before making any changes to your Joomla site
- In "Global Configurations" in your Joomla admin go to "Server Settings"
- On the right of the server configuration page you will see "Cache Settings"
- Change your "Cache Handler" to "file"
- Save your settings
Via FTP or Hosts Cpanel:
- Backup your configuration.php file
- Next open your configuration.php file in a text editor
- Find the line: public $cache_handler = ‘wincache’
- Change it to: public $cache_handler = ‘file’;
VoilĂ ! Problem solved.