diff --git a/common/autoload.php b/common/autoload.php
index 783fe1a52..d1720fc07 100644
--- a/common/autoload.php
+++ b/common/autoload.php
@@ -202,3 +202,8 @@ Rhymix\Framework\Debug::registerErrorHandlers(error_reporting());
  */
 $internal_timezone = Rhymix\Framework\DateTime::getTimezoneNameByOffset(config('locale.internal_timezone'));
 date_default_timezone_set($internal_timezone);
+
+/**
+ * Initialize the cache handler.
+ */
+Rhymix\Framework\Cache::init(Rhymix\Framework\Config::get('cache'));
diff --git a/common/framework/cache.php b/common/framework/cache.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ccf075ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/framework/cache.php
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rhymix\Framework;
+
+/**
+ * The cache class.
+ */
+class Cache
+{
+	/**
+	 * The currently enabled cache driver.
+	 */
+	protected static $_driver = null;
+	
+	/**
+	 * The automatically generated cache prefix.
+	 */
+	protected static $_prefix = null;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Initialize the cache system.
+	 * 
+	 * @param array $config
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function init($config)
+	{
+		if (!$config)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		elseif (!is_array($config))
+		{
+			$config = array($config);
+		}
+		
+		if (isset($config['driver']))
+		{
+			$class_name = '\\Rhymix\\Framework\\Drivers\\Cache\\' . $config['driver'];
+		}
+		elseif (preg_match('/^(apc|memcache|redis|wincache|file)/', strval(array_first($config)), $matches))
+		{
+			$class_name = '\\Rhymix\\Framework\\Drivers\\Cache\\' . $matches[1] . ($matches[1] === 'memcache' ? 'd' : '');
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		if (class_exists($class_name) && $class_name::isSupported())
+		{
+			self::$_driver = new $class_name($config);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the list of supported cache drivers.
+	 * 
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public static function getSupportedDrivers()
+	{
+		$result = array();
+		foreach (Storage::readDirectory(__DIR__ . '/drivers/cache', false) as $filename)
+		{
+			$driver_name = substr($filename, 0, -4);
+			$class_name = '\Rhymix\Framework\Drivers\Cache\'' . $driver_name;
+			if ($class_name::isSupported())
+			{
+				$result[] = $driver_name;
+			}
+		}
+		return $result;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the currently enabled cache driver.
+	 * 
+	 * return object|null
+	 */
+	public static function getCacheDriver()
+	{
+		return self::$_driver;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the automatically generated cache prefix for this installation of Rhymix.
+	 * 
+	 * return object|null
+	 */
+	public static function getCachePrefix()
+	{
+		if (self::$_prefix === null)
+		{
+			self::$_prefix = substr(sha1(\RX_BASEDIR), 0, 10) . ':' . \RX_VERSION . ':';
+		}
+		
+		return self::$_prefix;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the value of a key.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns null if the key was not found.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @param string $group_name (optional)
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public static function get($key, $group_name = null)
+	{
+		if (self::$_driver !== null)
+		{
+			return self::$_driver::get(self::getRealKey($key, $group_name));
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value to a key.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns true on success and false on failure.
+	 * $ttl is measured in seconds. If it is zero, the key should not expire.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @param mixed $value
+	 * @param int $ttl (optional)
+	 * @param string $group_name (optional)
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public static function set($key, $value, $ttl = 0, $group_name = null)
+	{
+		if (self::$_driver !== null)
+		{
+			return self::$_driver::set(self::getRealKey($key, $group_name), $value, $ttl) ? true : false;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Delete a key.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns true on success and false on failure.
+	 * If the key does not exist, it should return false.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @param string $group_name (optional)
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public static function delete($key, $group_name = null)
+	{
+		if (self::$_driver !== null)
+		{
+			return self::$_driver::delete(self::getRealKey($key, $group_name)) ? true : false;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Check if a key exists.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns true on success and false on failure.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @param string $group_name (optional)
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public static function exists($key, $group_name = null)
+	{
+		if (self::$_driver !== null)
+		{
+			return self::$_driver::exists(self::getRealKey($key, $group_name)) ? true : false;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Clear a group of keys from the cache.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns true on success and false on failure.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $group_name
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public static function clearGroup($group_name)
+	{
+		if (self::$_driver !== null)
+		{
+			return self::$_driver->incr(self::getRealKey('#GROUP:' . $group_name . ':v'), 1) ? true : false;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Clear all keys from the cache.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns true on success and false on failure.
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public static function clearAll()
+	{
+		if (self::$_driver !== null)
+		{
+			return self::$_driver->clear() ? true : false;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the actual key used by Rhymix.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @param string $group_name (optional)
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function getRealKey($key, $group_name = null)
+	{
+		if ($group_name)
+		{
+			$group_version = intval(self::get('#GROUP:' . $group_name . ':v'));
+			return self::getCachePrefix() . '#GROUP:' . $group_name . ':' . $group_version . ':' . $key;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return self::getCachePrefix() . $key;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/common/framework/drivers/cacheinterface.php b/common/framework/drivers/cacheinterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..117e67d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/framework/drivers/cacheinterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rhymix\Framework\Drivers;
+
+/**
+ * The cache driver interface.
+ */
+interface CacheInterface
+{
+	/**
+	 * Create a new instance of the current cache driver, using the given settings.
+	 * 
+	 * @param array $config
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function __construct(array $config);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Check if the current cache driver is supported on this server.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns true on success and false on failure.
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function isSupported();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Validate cache settings.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns true on success and false on failure.
+	 * 
+	 * @param mixed $config
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function validateSettings($config);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the value of a key.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns null if the key was not found.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public function get($key);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the value to a key.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns true on success and false on failure.
+	 * $ttl is measured in seconds. If it is zero, the key should not expire.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @param mixed $value
+	 * @param int $ttl
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function set($key, $value, $ttl);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Delete a key.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns true on success and false on failure.
+	 * If the key does not exist, it should return false.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function delete($key);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Check if a key exists.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns true on success and false on failure.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function exists($key);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Increase the value of a key by $amount.
+	 * 
+	 * If the key does not exist, this method assumes that the current value is zero.
+	 * This method returns the new value.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @param int $amount
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public function incr($key, $amount);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Decrease the value of a key by $amount.
+	 * 
+	 * If the key does not exist, this method assumes that the current value is zero.
+	 * This method returns the new value.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @param int $amount
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public function decr($key, $amount);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Clear all keys from the cache.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns true on success and false on failure.
+	 * 
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function clear();
+}