HTTP Purge support for (fastcgi|proxy)_cache

[Johan Bergström]

Hello,

On Jul 22, 2009, at 24:15 , Dave Cheney wrote:

> Hi Johan,
>
> Can you not just delete the cache files on disk ?

We tried this but encountered problems, so we're currently populating  
the nginx cache from python in the cases where we need purging instead  
of pulling stuff trough nginx.

>
> Cheers
>
> Dave
>
> On 21/07/2009, at 10:34 PM, Johan Bergström wrote:
>
>> Hey guys (and girls)
>>
>> We're using fastcgi_cache/proxy_cache quite extensively at our  
>> sites, and are in dire need of purging content from our cache.  
>> Explicit files will do in our case, but I clearly see the point of  
>> wildcards. The only config option I can think of (except modifying  
>> parts related to proxy_cache and fastcgi_cache such as  
>> proxy_cache_methods) is some kind of "allow_purge" ACL that is  
>> similar to the allow-directive already found in Nginx.
>>
>> We can offer funding for such a feature if feasible assuming this  
>> is open sourced and preferably ends up in upstream if Igor sees  
>> fit. Please contact me off list for further discussion if you're  
>> interested!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Johan Bergström
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