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We are moving a site from one CMS to another. The .htaccess file has been changed and it needs to be refreshed for the new site to work right. From what I understand the .htaccess file will only be refreshed if the browser cache is cleared? It is fine for those creating the site to clear our cache, but is there a way to get the users' browsers to get the new .htaccess file without the user clearing cache manually on his own initiative?
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Simply go to your site and load the page that should be affected. Hit Ctrl + F5 to refresh everything (some computers require the F Lock to be on before you can use F5).
htaccess files follow the same syntax as the main configuration files. Since . htaccess files are read on every request, changes made in these files take immediate effect.
To answser the topic (not the question): No, . htaccess files are not cached by Apache.
If you're using RewriteRule, just use R instead of R=301. For other purposes, you'll have to clear your browser cache whenever you change a redirect.
from https://stackoverflow.com/a/7749784/1066234
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Some servers will reload as soon as you replace the .htaccess file.
If so it instantly be used for all subsequent requests. You do not need to refresh any caches.
Some servers only check htaccess periodically.
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I had a rewriterule in my .htaccess file like,
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !on
RewriteRule (.*) https://example.com%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
and once I opened the site in localhost it never gave me a chance to hard refresh the page.
Solution: I added a random string like localhost/mywebsite/index.php?1234
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