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[2072]

Yes now if your browser cache is activated all images (avatar smileys etc...) will be valid for 1 month, that means that your browser won't re-download or check the date of image files.

This update affect my whole server.

If you want to do the same on your server just add the followings lines in your .htaccess file:

ExpiresActive On                  
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 month"  
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 month"  
ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 month"  
ExpiresByType text/plain "access plus 1 day"
ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 day"
ExpiresByType application/x-javascript "access plus 1 day"

But be careful: if your website is behind an autaumatic cache (this is the case for ucnetwork and 2072productions) or if your users are using a proxy, if you change one of the above file type, even if a user is never came onto your site he'll get the old file version until he make CTRL+F5 (in IE) or until the file expires...

You can check the headers sent by your server using:

http://www.delorie.c...eb/headers.html

to have more information about mod_expires (apache):

http://httpd.apache....od_expires.html

[CrimsonCasio]

ok, this wont keep new content from being show will it?

[2072]

no it doesn't affects php files (I have edited my post, you can do the same on your server).

[CrimsonCasio]

cool, I'll do that. Thanks.

[CrimsonCasio]

hmm, I just got arround to trying this and it caused an internal server error... any idea why?

[2072]

Hmmm your apache isn't compiled with mod_expires... Maybe your host made that to help their users to reach their traffic limit... or maybe you did a syntax error

you should ask them.