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Philip Powis
7,625 Pointsphp caching?
I notice that when i make changes to my php files following along on the basic php project, I have to continuously refresh/wait a few minutes before the updates are reflected in the browser.
I assume the browser is caching the PHP code for a bit? Is there a way to keep the browser from doing this in a development environment?
Secondarily, I'm assuming there are benefits to the browser caching your code in a production environment, but are you as a developer able to exert any level of control over this?
Best,
Phil
5 Answers
Lee Chavers
22,506 PointsPhilip, you can hold down the shift button while clicking refresh and that should tell most browsers to pull a fresh copy instead of from cash. Another trick if you use Chrome as your browser, open up your inspector element (right click > inspect element or command+option+i on the mac), go to your settings (gear icon on the bottom right) one of the options should be Disable Cache (while DevTools is open), click that checkbox and that should help you.
Joshua Dance
5,067 PointsI have tried all those tricks and even installed the Cache Killer plugin. It works great for most pages but the contact-process page is still getting cached. Any ideas?
Lee Chavers
22,506 PointsIs this on a local server or a remote server?
Joshua Dance
5,067 PointsLocal. MAMP standard install on my Mac.
Lee Chavers
22,506 PointsCan you tell me a little more about your setup? Handwritten php? Wordpress?