The compile directory defines where compiled theme templates are written to. The directory must be <b>writable</b> by the web server user. If it's not your stats website will not work.

<b>This setting has no effect if "Compile to Disk" is set to "No".</b>

<b>See Also:</b> "Compile to Disk" (fetch_compile)
<b>Recommendation:</b> Leave blank for default.