 		application.$wheels.flashStorage = "cookie";
 	}
 
-	// caching settings
-	application.$wheels.maximumItemsToCache = 5000;
-	application.$wheels.cacheCullPercentage = 10;
-	application.$wheels.cacheCullInterval = 5;
-	application.$wheels.cacheDatePart = "n";
-	application.$wheels.defaultCacheTime = 60;
-	application.$wheels.clearQueryCacheOnReload = true;
-	application.$wheels.clearTemplateCacheOnReload = true;
-	application.$wheels.cacheQueriesDuringRequest = true;
-
-	// possible formats for provides
+	// Possible formats for provides functionality.
 	application.$wheels.formats = {};
 	application.$wheels.formats.html = "text/html";
 	application.$wheels.formats.xml = "text/xml";

	application.$wheels.cache.query = {};
	application.$wheels.cacheLastCulledAt = Now();

	// set up paths to various folders in the framework
	application.$wheels.webPath = Replace(request.cgi.script_name, Reverse(spanExcluding(Reverse(request.cgi.script_name), "/")), "");
	application.$wheels.rootPath = "/" & ListChangeDelims(application.$wheels.webPath, "/", "/");
	application.$wheels.rootcomponentPath = ListChangeDelims(application.$wheels.webPath, ".", "/");
	application.$wheels.wheelsComponentPath = ListAppend(application.$wheels.rootcomponentPath, "wheels", ".");

	// set environment either from the url or the developer's environment.cfm file
	if (StructKeyExists(URL, "reload") && !IsBoolean(URL.reload) && Len(url.reload) && StructKeyExists(application.$wheels, "reloadPassword") && (!Len(application.$wheels.reloadPassword) || (StructKeyExists(URL, "password") && URL.password == application.$wheels.reloadPassword))) {
		application.$wheels.environment = URL.reload;
	} else {
		$include(template="config/environment.cfm");
	}

	// rewrite settings based on web server rewrite capabilites
	application.$wheels.rewriteFile = "rewrite.cfm";
	if (Right(request.cgi.script_name, 12) == "/" & application.$wheels.rewriteFile) {
		application.$wheels.URLRewriting = "On";

	application.$wheels.csrfCookiePreserveCase = "";
	application.$wheels.csrfCookieSecure = "";

	// Debugging and error settings.
	application.$wheels.showDebugInformation = true;
	application.$wheels.showErrorInformation = true;
	application.$wheels.sendEmailOnError = false;
