Top "Caching" questions

A cache is a mechanism for temporarily storing (caching) data locally in order to reduce access time to data stored far away.

How do we control web page caching, across all browsers?

Our investigations have shown us that not all browsers respect the HTTP cache directives in a uniform manner. For security …

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Using <meta> tags to turn off caching in all browsers?

I read that when you don't have access to the web server's headers you can turn off the cache using: &…

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Disabling Chrome cache for website development

I am modifying a site's appearance (CSS modifications) but can't see the result on Chrome because of annoying persistent cache. …

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Ignore files that have already been committed to a Git repository

I have an already initialized Git repository that I added a .gitignore file to. How can I refresh the file …

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Force browser to clear cache

Is there a way I can put some code on my page so when someone visits a site, it clears …

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Read whole ASCII file into C++ std::string

I need to read a whole file into memory and place it in a C++ std::string. If I were …

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What requests do browsers' "F5" and "Ctrl + F5" refreshes generate?

Is there a standard for what actions F5 and Ctrl + F5 trigger in web browsers? I once did experiment in …

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How to clear gradle cache?

I'm trying to use Android Studio, and the first time I boot it up, it takes like 45 MINUTES to compile... …

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Memcached vs. Redis?

We're using a Ruby web-app with Redis server for caching. Is there a point to test Memcached instead? What will …

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How can I force clients to refresh JavaScript files?

We are currently working in a private beta and so are still in the process of making fairly rapid changes, …

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