$cache_dir
      
       This is the name of the directory where template caches are
       stored. By default this is "./cache", meaning that it will look
       for the cache directory in the same directory as the executing
       php script. You can also use your own custom cache handler
       function to control cache files, which will ignore this
       setting.
      
      
       Technical Note
       
        This setting must be either a relative or
        absolute path. include_path is not used for writing files.
       
      
      
       Technical Note
       
        It is not recommended to put this directory under
        the web server document root.