Cache-Control

Cache-Control

 

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The Cache-Control header is used to pass information about how an object can be cached. This header is one of the more complex headers introduced in HTTP/1.1. Its value is a caching directive, giving caches special instructions about an object's cacheability.

In Chapter 7, we discuss caching in general as well as the specific details about this header.

Type

General header

Example

Cache-Control: no-cache