Top "Browser-cache" questions

Browser caches are an instance of the optimization mechanism known as a cache.

How long are files usually kept in a browser's cache

How long are files usually kept in a browser's cache? I'm wondering about the general population - how long would …

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How to prevent browser from caching form fields?

I have a textbox in a form field that gets populated by the user. However currently (in Firefox 10) the user …

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Is there a way to force browsers to refresh/download images?

I have a problem where users are reporting that their images aren't being uploaded and the old ones are still …

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How to configure ETag on Nginx

I'm using Nginx as a webserver and want to implement a browser caching method so that the users keep copies …

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How do I 'leverage browser caching' for Google fonts?

I tested my site via Pingdom and got this: I searched but couldn't find a solution to this. Does anyone …

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Can I force .htaccess to refresh?

We are moving a site from one CMS to another. The .htaccess file has been changed and it needs to …

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How to set cache false for getJSON in jQuery?

I am using getJSON to fetch the results from server side but facing browser cache problems. I want the cache …

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Firefox invalidate dns cache

I was too quick about visiting a site I set up on a customer server, and Firefox now remembers, that …

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Chrome - Disable cache for localhost only?

I'm using localhost for development; and I'm directly including jquery from CDN. It seems that pressing the "Ctrl + R" would …

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Make IE cache the resources but always revalidate

The cache control header "no-cache, must-revalidate, private" allows browsers to cache the resource but forces a revalidate with conditional requests. …

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