Should I use browser caching in .htaccess file?

Gmeister4 · May 9, 2019

In the past I use browser caching in .htaccess file to create caches and speed up my websites but not sure it did help or not. My question is, should I use browser caching in .htaccess file or ignore it?

David Beroff · May 9, 2019

Browser Caching helps you ask your browser not to reload static files, such as CSS, image, etc. This improves the speed from the user's browser, giving better website access speed.

For optimization, simply add the following paragraph to the .htaccess file on the root directory.

Code:

## LEVERAGE BROWSER CACHING ##
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType image/jpg “access 1 year”
ExpiresByType image/jpeg “access 1 year”
ExpiresByType image/gif “access 1 year”
ExpiresByType image/png “access 1 year”
ExpiresByType text/css “access 1 month”
ExpiresByType application/pdf “access 1 month”
ExpiresByType application/x–javascript “access 1 month”
ExpiresByType application/javascript “access 1 month”
ExpiresByType application/x–shockwave–flash “access 1 month”
ExpiresByType image/x–icon “access 1 year”
ExpiresDefault “access 2 days”
</IfModule>
## LEVERAGE BROWSER CACHING ##

For me, it is necessary but you need to edit it to suit to your sites.

Should I use browser caching in .htaccess file?

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