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1. leer
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   I'm trying to optimize my site, so I created the following .htaccess file in my web root (http://expat.cl):

   <IfModule mod_expires.c>
   ExpiresActive On
   ExpiresDefault A300
   ExpiresByType application/x-javascript A3600
   ExpiresByType text/css A3600
   ExpiresByType image/gif A3600
   ExpiresByType image/png A3600
   ExpiresByType image/jpeg A3600
   ExpiresByType text/plain A300
   ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash A3600
   ExpiresByType video/x-flv A3600
   ExpiresByType application/pdf A3600
   ExpiresByType text/html A300
   </IfModule>

   That, predictably, broke my permalinks, but I regenerated them and all was well. The file now looks like this:

   <IfModule mod_expires.c>
   ExpiresActive On
   ExpiresDefault A300
   ExpiresByType application/x-javascript A3600
   ExpiresByType text/css A3600
   ExpiresByType image/gif A3600
   ExpiresByType image/png A3600
   ExpiresByType image/jpeg A3600
   ExpiresByType text/plain A300
   ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash A3600
   ExpiresByType video/x-flv A3600
   ExpiresByType application/pdf A3600
   ExpiresByType text/html A300
   </IfModule>
   # BEGIN WordPress
   <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteBase /
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
   </IfModule>
   
   # END WordPress

   YSlow is telling me that I still don't have my expires headers set (I do have some set via the Autoptimize plugin).

   Is there something wrong with the mod_expires settings above? Why is my server ignoring the file?

   Thanks

2. leer
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   So it turns out my host doesn't have mod_expires installed in the Apache instance on my server. What alternatives are there for setting them in via Wordpress? (e.g. whatever Autoptimize does)

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