How To Configure Apache Mod_Expires To Cache Content Based on File Extensions | Linux Today

How To Configure Apache Mod_Expires To Cache Content Based on File Extensions

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 10, 2016

Caching is the need of the hour, If your website loads slower than your competitor’s, you have almost lost the battle. Webmasters and system administrators use various techniques to improve the loading time of their sites, Apache’s mod_expires module is also used for similar purposes. By properly configuring this module, you will be able to control the cache settings of your site in visitor’s browsers.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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