fastcgi caching

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:00:47PM -0800, Grant wrote:

> I'm using the following config to cache only /piwik/piwik.php:
> 
> fastcgi_cache_path /var/cache/php-fpm levels=1:2 keys_zone=piwik:10m;
> 
> fastcgi_cache_key "$scheme$request_method$host$request_uri";
> 
> location /piwik/piwik.php {
>     fastcgi_cache piwik;
>     add_header X-Cache $upstream_cache_status;
>     fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.socket;
>     include fastcgi.conf;
> }
> 
> I'm getting "X-Cache: HIT".  I tried to set up a minimal config, but
> am I missing anything essential?  Is setting up a manual purge
> required or will this manage itself?

Unless explicitly told to do otherwise, nginx will cache responses 
based on validity specified using Expires and/or Cache-Control 
headers.  That is, if your backend uses headers correctly, no 
futher action required.

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Maxim Dounin
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