Clearing the cache

Squiz Matrix General Discussion
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We have a number of users using the simple editor which has been good but there are some limitations.


Caching is currently set at around 2 hours so when a user changes something they do not see the change on the live copy so sometimes they think they have missed a step.



Can these users clear the cache using a URL contain a relevant asset id?

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No, but you can configure a trigger to clear the cache for your users.

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[quote]No, but you can configure a trigger to clear the cache for your users.
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Is that clearing the cache on the entire system?

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[quote]Is that clearing the cache on the entire system?
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I wouldn’t recommend that! Usually we just configure the trigger to clear the cache on the particular asset that has been updated.

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[quote]I wouldn’t recommend that! Usually we just configure the trigger to clear the cache on the particular asset that has been updated.
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Here’s a thread with some more info:

http://forums.matrix.squiz.net/index.php?showtopic=2677&hl=

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Once the user has added the required information, it would be a good idea to use the /_nocache,after the URL.


Example: The page to be edited is www.myname.co.uk/aboutme

Once the changes are done and saved, the user can check the changes as made by accessing the page as:-

www.myname.co.uk/aboutme/_nocache.

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Note that Amit's suggestion just shows you the uncached version of the page – it doesn't actually clear the cache for that page.

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I was hoping for a URL like the /_nocache but maybe /_clearcache but I think we will try the triggers option as suggested by Dale.


Thanks

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Using triggers, you could construct a /_clearcache URL. The condition would listen for /_clearcache and then clear the cache on the current asset.