Question

really stuck on css Caching Problem????

Asked by: crom_barbarian

Hello everyone.

Thanks for taking a look at this for me, cuz my head is hurting from hitting the desk.

Ok, here is the short scenario:
I have a css that is working fine. I upload it to a server and reload my page that points to the one on the server. HOWEVER, the page looks the same? I download the css, just to make sure it is right, and it is.

I empty everything from the browser, ie histroy files you name it.

I reload the page, no change. I take a look in ie 6 view files, and grab the .css to my desktop. And, it is the change I made the other night. I got a friend to make sure the .css is the right version on the server, which it is and the code does point to the right css, cuz it reflects the css changes I made the other night.

So, what the hell is going on? I have scowered the net for answers, and came up with some caching mumbo jumbo.

My http header is below, if it helps.
!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" ""http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">

ANY HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED!!!!
Thanks

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2002-01-09 at 13:03:04ID20253293
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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

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Answers

 

by: brunobearPosted on 2002-01-10 at 06:40:39ID: 6723738

sometimes css files don't show changes easily, i've run into this problem before.

silly suggestion, if you are using IE (sounds like you are), hold down the "ctrl" button and then hit refresh.

see if that makes any difference.



BRUNO

 

by: webwomanPosted on 2002-01-11 at 12:40:00ID: 6727546

Also, are you using a proxy server? If so, it's possible the page is coming from the server cache, not yours.

 

by: TenTonJimPosted on 2002-01-14 at 22:51:47ID: 6733316

also if you are using asp they will sometimes cache on the server creating the "hey what the *&*&*&!!!!" syndrome you are referring to. Followed by an hour of debugging something that is already proper...

Also, do you have or have you tried viewing it in a secondary browser? Mozilla Opera Nav6 etc?

 

by: bookmerlinPosted on 2002-01-25 at 18:34:25ID: 6757346

seems to be an old problem:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-lib/1995JulSep/0052.html

yep, try a different browser or computer first.  may not help if there are multiple caches between you and your server (Some services such as AOL cache and large domains such as universities cache(sometimes multiple times)...if your server is in a server farm or is one of many for load-balancing, you might alsol see this problem.  

A more labor intensive solution but practical sometimes if you are coding full-time, is run Apache on your machine (I run it under Win98 on one of my laptops) and then serve your

 

by: jastroemPosted on 2002-02-06 at 19:00:34ID: 6784500

I have solved some "please do not cache this page" problems with this code:

<META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="cache-control" VALUE="no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Last-Modified" CONTENT="IF POSSIBLE FILL THIS DYNAMICALLY WITH A DATE LIKE TOMORROW">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT="Mon, 26 Jul 1990 05:00:00 GTM">

/jorgen

 

by: brunobearPosted on 2002-02-06 at 19:10:26ID: 6784521

How about coming back and giving us some feedback?

or are you just another user we should ignore in the future?


BRUNO

 

by: TenTonJimPosted on 2002-02-06 at 20:29:13ID: 6784654

good grief... I apologize to everyone... it seems every question I comment on runs off the person posting the question. I'm on a roll here lately!

Maybe I'll try a different cologne...

JimS.

 

by: brunobearPosted on 2002-02-06 at 21:56:30ID: 6784767

Jim,

somehow i doubt it is you...  :-)

but you better hope i never find out that it really is...  >:-@



BRUNO

 

by: TenTonJimPosted on 2002-02-06 at 22:12:03ID: 6784781

I don't know... it must be karma or something. The last 10 (it seems) questions I have commented on have died in their sleep. Maybe the posters got laid off or something before they had time to come back to the question :(

Noticed you in on most of those dying posts too!

JimS.

 

by: brunobearPosted on 2002-02-06 at 22:20:15ID: 6784794

>>Noticed you in on most of those dying posts too!

yeah yeah yeah....sure...try to pass the buck....

;-)

 

by: COBOLdinosaurPosted on 2002-03-02 at 15:24:55ID: 6836797

This question has been abandoned. I will make a recommendation to the
moderators on its resolution in a week or two. I appreciate any comments
that would help me to make a recommendation.

Cd&

 

by: COBOLdinosaurPosted on 2002-03-10 at 08:25:11ID: 6854584

It is time to clean this abandoned question up.  

I am putting it on a clean up list for CS.

<recommendation>
zero PAQ ... A 5 way split would probably be fairer, but I don't want Netminder to have a heart attack on a 20 point question.  Even I can't be that cruel. LOL

</recommendation>

If anyone participating in the Q disagrees with the recommendation,
please leave a comment for the mods.

Cd&

 

by: brunobearPosted on 2002-03-10 at 09:04:43ID: 6854640

lol....NM would not be too pleased with that one...  zero PAQ is fine.

 

by: NetminderPosted on 2002-03-17 at 11:44:40ID: 6874618

Two five-ways (see see http://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/qManageQuestion.jsp?ta=delphi&qid=20277957 for details) in one day -- thank heavens it's St. Patrick's Day, and still early. Per recommendation comment force/accepted, and seriously considering doing major damage to the Expert point total of the Wishy-Washy Split Lizard, by

Netminder
Community Support Moderator
Experts Exchange

brunobear: points for you at http://experts-exchange.com/jsp/qShow.jsp?ta=css&qid=20277988
webwoman: points for you at http://experts-exchange.com/jsp/qShow.jsp?ta=css&qid=20277986
TenTonJim: points for you at http://experts-exchange.com/jsp/qShow.jsp?ta=css&qid=20277987
bookmerlin: points for you at http://experts-exchange.com/jsp/qShow.jsp?ta=css&qid=20277989

 

by: COBOLdinosaurPosted on 2002-03-18 at 05:25:29ID: 6876635

See that.  I recommend PAQing insted of the split, and he does it anyway. ROTFL....

I am innocent on this.

Cd&

 

by: brunobearPosted on 2002-03-18 at 08:20:39ID: 6877247

yes...i seem to remember he thought it was a "dare"....lol

 

by: NetminderPosted on 2002-03-18 at 08:22:38ID: 6877252

COBOLdinosaur = innocent.

In what language? FORTRAN?

N

 

by: COBOLdinosaurPosted on 2002-03-18 at 09:13:30ID: 6877422

Hmmm...  Looks like I am going to have to find a 5 point question for a
13 way split.

Cd&

 

by: NetminderPosted on 2002-03-18 at 11:07:00ID: 6877820

<laughing>... I rest my case.

Besides, you don't want to ruin your good reputation, do you?

N

 

by: brunobearPosted on 2002-04-15 at 19:49:22ID: 6943745

bookmerlin,

please pick up your points here:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/css/Q.20277989.html


BRUNO

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