What is the Expire on apache httpd.conf

Question

I'd like to set the following:

ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType application/x-flash-swf  "access plus 1 days"
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash  "access plus 1 days"
<FilesMatch "\.swf$">
 Header set Cache-Control "public"
</FilesMatch>

but I usually set on html

<embed src="http://example.com/flash/example.swf?YYYYMMDDSS" />

What is the difference YYYYMMDDSS and Expires(mod_expires)?

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 09 '11 at 08:34

What is the difference YYYYMMDDSS and Expires(mod_expires)?

mod_expires sets the headers in the HTTP protocol, and most caching servers which follow the HTTP specs do exactly what you request with the correct headers.

Using a query parameter with a date as part of a URL, and thus the corresponding GET request doesn't set any expiration. You are depending on the browser to operate the way you expect. This is a bit of a hack and is somewhat uncommon, but I suspect it works.

You can do both if you like.

alvosu · Answer 2 · 2011-02-09T08:32:55.187

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"YYYYMMDDSS" will not be cached proxy server.

You can manual update user cache, change "YYYYMMDDSS".

edited Feb 09 '11 at 08:32

answered Feb 09 '11 at 08:19

alvosu

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Thank you so much . but only that ? – freddiefujiwra Feb 09 '11 at 08:26
You can manual update user cache, change YYYYMMDDSS. – alvosu Feb 09 '11 at 08:32
I believe I have seen proxy servers cache things with query parameters included as part of the URL in a GET request. – Zoredache Feb 09 '11 at 08:36
By default Squid and other Windows proxy don't cache. – alvosu Feb 09 '11 at 08:41

What is the Expire on apache httpd.conf

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