[css-d] CSS Browser Cache?
When I'm developing a site, I make frequent changes to a master CSS file. I am dealing with some dynamic content, so I must upload and develop on a live server/staging area. My question is: how do I ensure that the browsers I am using will display my site using the latest edits from the CSS file? That is, is there a way to force the major browsers to reload a fresh CSS with each refresh? This can be quite vexing... Thanks! Christian. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
Re: [css-d] CSS Browser Cache?
Eg. by adding a timestamp to the stylesheet's URI: link href=style.css?20060526T2150 ... -- Jan Brasna :: www.alphanumeric.cz | www.janbrasna.com | www.wdnews.net __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
Re: [css-d] CSS Browser Cache?
On 5/26/2006 3:51 PM, Jan Brasna wrote: Eg. by adding a timestamp to the stylesheet's URI: link href=style.css?20060526T2150 ... Could you expand on this, or link to an article that explains why this works? I'm not familiar with the '?' suffix (unless we're using PHP, of course). Is it standard? Thanks, Brett __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
Re: [css-d] CSS Browser Cache?
does the forced refresh help at all? (holding down control while hitting f5 or the refresh button) __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
Re: [css-d] CSS Browser Cache?
Eg. by adding a timestamp to the stylesheet's URI: link href=style.css?20060526T2150 ... Could you expand on this, or link to an article that explains why this works? I'm not familiar with the '?' suffix (unless we're using PHP, of course). Is it standard? Brett, ? is not a suffix. It's a query-string separator, see appropriate RFCs on this. It's the same as the PHP mentioned by you - the file requested is the style.css with the parameter. However, as long as it's just a vanilla CSS, the parameter is simply discarded. For the server. Not for the client - different parameter, different cache, different request. So when you change the parameter, the browser requests the fresh version. -- Jan Brasna :: www.alphanumeric.cz | www.janbrasna.com | www.wdnews.net __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
Re: [css-d] CSS Browser Cache?
On 5/26/2006 4:13 PM, Jan Brasna wrote: Eg. by adding a timestamp to the stylesheet's URI: link href=style.css?20060526T2150 ... Could you expand on this, or link to an article that explains why this works? I'm not familiar with the '?' suffix (unless we're using PHP, of course). Is it standard? Brett, ? is not a suffix. It's a query-string separator, see appropriate RFCs on this. It's the same as the PHP mentioned by you - the file requested is the style.css with the parameter. However, as long as it's just a vanilla CSS, the parameter is simply discarded. For the server. Not for the client - different parameter, different cache, different request. So when you change the parameter, the browser requests the fresh version. Thanks for the clarification. Nifty, useful trick ;) I think I'd heard of it before, but had no idea why it worked. Thanks, Brett __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
