After I upload a new version of my file (a zip file) to public_html. Apache still serves up the old version. In fact, it does this even if I delete the file. How can I tell Apache to rescan my public_html?
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Apache caching my file
After I upload a new version of my file (a zip file) to public_html. Apache still serves up the old version. In fact, it does this even if I delete the file. How can I tell Apache to rescan my public_html?
Junior Member
Hmm..Reproducible in Firefox but not in IE. Must be browser caching. How can I tell Apache to serve the file as non-cacheable to the browser?
Member
Browser caching is controlled by your browser. Clear your browser cache.
Last edited by channeler; 09-25-2006 at 04:19 PM.
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http://us2.php.net/header
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/re...le.php/3472881PHP Code:<?php
header("Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate"); // HTTP/1.1
header("Expires: Mon, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT"); // Date in the past
?>
Woo redundant.HTML Code:<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>---</TITLE> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT="-1"> </HEAD> <BODY> Text in the Browser Window </BODY> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT="-1"> </HEAD> </HTML>
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Hi Basil,
Since the file is binary (a zipped Excel spreadsheet), I can't put in the your header text. I think what I need to do is change the HTTP headers. I think this can be done in .htaccess but I need to know what Apache modules are installed by Bluehost.
Mike
Last edited by mspertus; 09-25-2006 at 06:20 PM.
Senior Member
Sorry, I tend to skim over things.
I've tested this and it works fine on my box.
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/mod_expires.htmlCode:ExpiresActive On ExpiresByType application/zip A1
Something like that in your htaccess, I'm not sure what the mime type for zip files is called..
Last edited by Basil; 09-25-2006 at 09:22 PM.
Junior Member
Basil,
According to Bluehost, mod_expires is not enabled here.
Mike
Junior Member
Ok, let me get this straight (I'm far from the sharpest of swords)...Originally Posted by Basil
...If I use the two HTML meta tags above (in both the head section at the top of the page and in a second head section near the bottom), that should cause viewers to have to download those pages without their computer simply using their cached files to bring up the site content?
That seems straight forwards enough. However, I use Dreamweaver to build my web pages and my website has this in the head also:
Would this conflict with the anti-cache code?<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
Last edited by robd101; 10-02-2006 at 03:15 PM.
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