Comments on: Enable caching to upload files

By: Cannot upload files in Chrome or Safari on Windows XP sp3 (RESOLVED) - Basecamp Customer Forum

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:36:42 +0000

[...] http://www.zeldman.com/2006/11/16/enable-caching-to-upload-files/ [...]

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:58:41 +0000

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Thank you, Jeff.

You have no idea how long this has been haunting me (since 10.4.8).

Now I can continue in peace to use FF to work with basecamp, and stop worrying that there’s something wrong with me or, God forbid, my Mac.

By: Webfetch - Web Search: ie stop caching uploaded files

Webfetch - Web Search: ie stop caching uploaded files — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:01:53 +0000

[...] Upload Php File Upload Does Clicking A Link On A… Upload Your Mp3 Files Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : Enable cachin… I’ve never had issues with Safari retaining outdated files (IE on the other hand… of a link to [...]

By: Bank zdjec

Bank zdjec — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:12:48 +0000

I’ve long developed sites on Windows boxes running Firefox, or something smarter than IE.x and test in others last, including Safari. I think maybe I’ll continue doing it that way, and continue to heckle my client into dumping cache (dumping cash, he pays me hourly).

By: Portrait artist

Portrait artist — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:04:20 +0000

Is the process on clearing cache Safari 1.0 or Safari 2.0 the same? Is it true that when you set your browser to not cache it will slow down your web page viewing? Although this isn’t a perfect solution because some caching may still occur but it does help.

By: shopping

shopping — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:51:32 +0000

I have had this problem on occasion. I suppose I have just learned to be patient with it. But then, I’m only an amateur with a handful of sites of my own, and perhaps they aren’t fancy enough that I need to check them frequently as I program. Still, if you are able to access the page via a different browser, I’m not sure what the problem is. Use the faster browser to double-check as you work, and then be patient with safari after you’ve finished your work. A small price to pay for those who are doing the browser to get faster access to your work. But then, I try to practice a little zen patience, and so I may not be the best person to be giving advice on what is too long to wait for something.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:58:16 +0000

Yeah, thank you, that helped a lot! There are still a few other problems, you know, but I hope I can fix them on my own!

By: Walter

Walter — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:29:29 +0000

Hi Stephen,
“i absolutely have a caching problem with safari. never with other browsers; IE always loads new content. never a problem; but safari…

this has caused me endless frustration as a web designer.”

Me too! the question is: how many users needs the browser.

By: Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:12:13 +0000

I’m wondering how Safari will be affected by the upcoming Windows Vista release as far as how it will interact with the growing problem of malicious sites commandering the browser to do evil biddings. IE7 seems pretty adept at stopping this under Vista RC1 with User Accounts Control. Does Apple implement a similar system? I’ve little experience with it.

By: Apple - Support - Discussions - Safari upload intermittent ...

Apple - Support - Discussions - Safari upload intermittent ... — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:30:30 +0000

[...] Obviously I’m not the only one experiencing intermittent upload problems. Link provided:http://www.zeldman.com/2006/11/16/enable-caching-to-upload-files/The upload form works for all other browsers tested (IE, Mozilla, Firefox, Opera and others) but I only run into this problem with Safari. Does Apple plan on fixing this bug? Mac OS X (10.4.8) Did this topic solve your issue? [...]

By: Song Page - Mac Music

Song Page - Mac Music — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:30:39 +0000

[...] I spent last night redoing the song page. I have changed the layout on this page to a 2 column design, in order to show the band image at a larger size, and so there can be more room for text – such as song lyrics, which now appear on the page, instead of a link to the lyrics page which then of course will stop the music playing. If (like me) you use Safari to view the page it may look like rubbish until you clear the aggressive cache. (“because Safari hangs onto files like a junkyard dog clomps onto a postman’s thigh.” – Zeldman) [...]

By: Johnny2Bad

Johnny2Bad — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:55:38 +0000

Note RE: above comment from me: ignore the line wrap; enter the command to disable cache on one line. And please excuse the typo “familair” instead of “familiar”. I’m still getting used to laptop keyboards.

By: Johnny2Bad

Johnny2Bad — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:51:25 +0000

Disable caching in Safari via Terminal; you don’t need 3rd party fixer uppers and the problems they can create. If you’re not familair with the Terminal, get familiar first. Although this is not dangerous, done properly, playing with a shell is dangerous done wrong. Without further ado, assuming you know what you are doing, the command is:
rm -fr ~/Library/Caches/Safari;ln -s /dev/null ~/Library/Caches/Safari

To revert:
rm ~/Library/Caches/Safari

If you are wary of the Terminal but are OK with the idea of shell commands in general over a 3rd party front-end for a shell command (what most of ‘em are) try CLIX from RixStep.

Cool … no preview. ‘Guess everyone here is OK with code.

By: Jeff Johnson

Jeff Johnson — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:22:36 +0000

Yikes. I didnt know safari was so cache crippled untill i read this… i suspected it since MAC users would complain that i hadnt updated the webpages of thier sites when in fact i had updated them, using the same filenames where possible for site-wide revision consistency. Please wield your mighty hammer and have them smash this demented bug. Even with loads of .js and server-side includes, i cannot re-name every file of an update just to deal with this.

thx – j

By: George

George — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:25:27 +0000

I’ve been having the picture upload problem. Can’t upload to eBay, blogger, etc. Same with FireFox. Only Camino will upload pics and I really don’t like Camino. And I trusted Apple for so long.