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diff --git a/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md b/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md index cc84ecb216..fd7626250c 100644 --- a/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md +++ b/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md @@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ config.cache_store = :memory_store, { size: 64.megabytes } ``` If you're running multiple Ruby on Rails server processes (which is the case -if you're using mongrel_cluster or Phusion Passenger), then your Rails server +if you're using Phusion Passenger or puma clustered mode), then your Rails server process instances won't be able to share cache data with each other. This cache store is not appropriate for large application deployments. However, it can work well for small, low traffic sites with only a couple of server processes, @@ -512,6 +512,30 @@ class ProductsController < ApplicationController end ``` +Sometimes we want to cache response, for example a static page, that never gets +expired. To achieve this, we can use `http_cache_forever` helper and by doing +so browser and proxies will cache it indefinitely. + +By default cached responses will be private, cached only on the user's web +browser. To allow proxies to cache the response, set `public: true` to indicate +that they can serve the cached response to all users. + +Using this helper, `last_modified` header is set to `Time.new(2011, 1, 1).utc` +and `expires` header is set to a 100 years. + +WARNING: Use this method carefully as browser/proxy won't be able to invalidate +the cached response unless browser cache is forcefully cleared. + +```ruby +class HomeController < ApplicationController + def index + http_cache_forever(public: true) do + render + end + end +end +``` + ### Strong v/s Weak ETags Rails generates weak ETags by default. Weak ETags allow semantically equivalent |