No Cache Please

[Michael42]

Hello,

What PHP 4 set of commands do you use to ensure a page is NOT cached and must be completely loaded fresh each time the page is accessed?

Thanks,

Michael42

 

[DRJ478]

You can use the header() command to set the cache pragma to no cache.

However, this is not a 100% solution, and there unfortunately is none.

IE on the Mac and Opera do not honor the cache pragma when the page is accessed using the back button of the browser. The no-cache directive is only honored by these browsers when the page is accessed through a link.

All other browsers - to the best of my knowledge - honor the directive even when using the back button.

 

[sleipnir214]

What can help, too, is if you use content expiration times. This is generally set in your web server.

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