## Typical Expiration / Cache Directives for Websites

Expire static content a week or more into the future.

In `.htaccess`

    # Turn on the module.
    ExpiresActive on
    # Set the default expiry times.
    ExpiresDefault "now"
    ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType image/svg+xml "access 1 month"
    ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType image/ico "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType text/html "access plus 600 seconds"

### What about site updates?

Cache/Expiration based on full URL. So you can reflect the "version" within the URL, either as part of the path or part of the query string.

- versioning as part of path
  - jQuery 3.6.0: `https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js`
  - jQuery 2.2.4: `https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.4.min.js`
- Versioning in query string
  `https://www[...]/site.min.css?ver=f1b2b77c823860edee8f0d253d01aaed`
  or
  `https://www[...]/site.css?ver=20211201`