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# Clearing the Smarty cache in PrestaShop

> If you make changes to a PrestaShop theme, you may have to clear the Smarty cache to see the modifications. This article shows you how.

PrestaShop themes use the [Smarty PHP template engine](http://www.smarty.net). If you make modifications to a theme, you may have to clear the Smarty cache to see the changes.

This article describes two methods for clearing the Smarty cache in PrestaShop.

## Method #1: Using the PrestaShop administration interface

You can use the PrestaShop administration interface to clear the Smarty cache. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to PrestaShop as the administrator.

2. On the left-side menu bar, click **ADVANCED PARAMETERS**, and then click **Performance**.

3. In the **SMARTY** section, under **Template compilation**, click **Force compilation**.

4. Under **Cache**, click **NO**.

5. Click **Save**, and then refresh the pages you want to view. You should see any new changes.
   > 👍 Tip
   >
   > After you are done, make sure you re-enable Smarty caching to take advantage of its performance benefits. For more information, please see [this article](/docs/optimizing-prestashop-performance-settings).

## Method #2: Using the command line or cPanel

You can clear the Smarty cache manually using the command line or [cPanel's File Manager](/docs/cpanel-file-manager). This method is useful if the PrestaShop administration interface is inaccessible for some reason. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your account using [SSH](/docs/using-ssh-secure-shell) or [cPanel](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. Navigate to the *public\_html* directory.

3. In the directory where you installed PrestaShop, delete all of the content in the following directories **except** for the *index.php* file:

* *img/tmp*

* *cache/smarty/cache*

* *cache/smarty/compile*

4. Refresh the pages you want to view. You should see any new changes.

## Related articles

* [Optimizing PrestaShop performance settings](/docs/optimizing-prestashop-performance-settings)