Re: [squid-users] Question about reverse proxy and Apache Expires headers

Tom Williams wrote:
> Tom Williams wrote:
>> So, my Squid-3.0STABLE10 reverse proxy seems to be working just fine
>> with one exception: some cached content isn't being properly refreshed
>> in the Squid cache.
>> Here is the Directory directive where I specify the Expires header
>> info in my Apache virtual host config file:
>>
>> <Directory "/website/tomtest//globaldata">
>> ExpiresActive On
>> ExpiresByType image/gif M2592000
>> ExpiresByType text/css M604800
>> ExpiresByType text/javascript M604800
>> ExpiresByType application/x-javascript M604800
>> ExpiresByType image/jpeg M2592000
>> Header append Cache-Control public
>> </Directory>
>>
>> So, for the type image/jpeg, the file is set to expire one month after
>> that last time it was modified. Cool. The problem is, when I update
>> an image before the month expire time has elapsed, the OLD image in
>> the Squid cache is returned instead of the updated image that is
>> stored in the directory. I'm sure this is related to a configuration
>> issue in my Squid installation but I'm not sure where to start
>> researching it.
>>
>> I saw the refresh_pattern directive in my Squid.conf file and I
>> haven't changed that. Is this where I start?
>>
>> The reason I set a one month expiration time on jpeg images in that
>> directory is I don't expect the jpegs in that directory to change very
>> frequently but when they DO change, I need Squid to refresh its cache
>> as soon as that image is changed (or shortly after).
>>
>> What should I do to address this?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Peace...
>>
>> Tom
>>
> Please ignore this post. I think I found my problem. The images I was
> changing were NOT in the above listed directory so something else is
> going on.
>
> Peace...
>
> Tom

No worries. FWIW Squid-3 still suffers from Bug #7.

Amos

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