Re: [squid-users] NEWBIE: force squid to store/cache xml responses?

On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:32:21 -0400, "AJ Weber" <aweber_at_comcast.net> wrote:
> I have a specialized case where there are some xml config files that are

> static -- not returning dynamic info like an rss feed or something.

The there is a problem on the web server sending the wrong Cache-Control:
and/or Expires: headers.

The best fix is to correct the problem at the source cause. Any hack you
configure in your Squid will only affect that one install of Squid not the
thousands of other proxies around the Internet or the client software which
has to deal with the objects on arrival.

>
> I tried forcing squid 2.7 to cache these (accelerator mode), but can't
> seem
> to get it to work.
>
> Currently I'm trying:
> refresh_pattern -i \.xml$ 2880 80% 14400 override-expire
> override-lastmod ignore-no-cache ignore-private ignore-reload
>
> This is the first refresh pattern and should match. for example these
are
> the entries in the store.log...
> 1281553624.015 RELEASE -1 FFFFFFFF 2C3544E359642CCE8719931EEC59536B 304

> 1281553620 1225808485 -1 text/plain -1/0 GET
> http://test.test.com/crossdomain.xml
> 1281553664.484 RELEASE -1 FFFFFFFF 9511A5DBA70C624E5DD76FE143AFB909 304

> 1281553620 1225808485 -1 text/plain -1/0 GET
> http://test.test.com/crossdomain.xml
> 1281554349.390 RELEASE -1 FFFFFFFF 4DBBD82F76E56E6B938A65898ABC3EDD 304

> 1281553620 1225808485 -1 text/plain -1/0 GET
> http://test.test.com/crossdomain.xml
> 1281554413.359 RELEASE -1 FFFFFFFF 8B0D827E31D1D5725CD1EFB828EB9C67 304

> 1281553620 1225808485 -1 text/plain -1/0 GET
> http://test.test.com/crossdomain.xml
>
> I changed the servername here "to protect the innocent".
>
> If I understand the log correctly, it seems like there is not an expires

> header that is parsable, but shouldn't this be ignored given my
> refresh_pattern options???

Look at what redbot.org says about the cache-control and expiry headers.
There are likely other things not being overridden. It's annoyingly common
for people to set these overrides on individual proxies, forcing web admin
to set an ever increasing number of alternative forced non-caching rules on
important short-lived objects.

And note, that override will force-cache *every* .xml object stored by
your Squid. Regardless of source, whether its a RSS feed or a facebook game
state update etc. Only allowing them to fetch new versions once per ten
days.

Amos
Received on Thu Aug 12 2010 - 02:12:09 MDT