How to force a browser to refresh a cached version of a webpage
apache, caching
Solution
Use different URLs. If the main entry point to your website (like the main index file) is cached, then you're screwed... maybe you should register another domain name?
Problem
I have a website that because of an ill-prepared apache conf file has instructed users to cache a website URL several years into the future. As a result, when a person visits the site, they often make no attempt to even request the page. The browser just loads the HTML from cache. This website is about to get a major update, and I would like for users to be able to see it. Is there a way for me to force a user to actually re-request the webpage? I fear that for some users, unless they happen to press F5, they may see the old webpage for several years.