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hubbiida · 03-14-2006 22:38:01

Hi,
I have numerous JavaScript mouseovers on my site. I have discovered that when a user clicks on the product pop-up xtra-large image link (also a JavaScript item) that afterwards all of my JavaScript mouseover images reload when chosen. The same is true for use of the printable invoice (another JavaScript pop-up window)

Anyone know why this happens. It appears to be limited to IE6 (and perhaps earlier IE iterations...)

Thanks

Ed_H · 03-14-2006 23:33:06

is a little background info on the "IE Flicker" bug. A search for that term will turn up more. It depends on the user's temporary internet files settings; Although I've seen references to it affecting the "Every visit to a page" option only, I'm fairly certain I also saw it when it was set to "Automatically".

This is the fix I ended up applying (on Apache); Add the following to the .htaccess file:

Code:

ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType image/gif A2592000
ExpiresByType image/jpeg A2592000
ExpiresByType image/png A2592000

Worked for me.

hubbiida · 03-15-2006 01:18:10

Thanks Ed_H,
I have my site loaded to two different hosts (one is a backup). This worked great on one, but causes a 500 Server Error on the other. It seems that even just opening the .htaccess file and saving it (in notepad) causes the same error. Any idea what might be causing this?
Andrew

rachaelseven · 03-15-2006 08:15:28

Almost sounds like with one host you don't have your FTP set up in the right format (ASCII vs. Binary).

Rachael

hubbiida · 03-15-2006 12:01:32

I wondered about that. But, if I simply copy the .htaccess file from one site to another, without modifying it, there is not problem.

But...my FTP utility bases binary vs. ASCII on file extension...and this thing seems to be all extension. What should be used to upload the .htaccess file?

Dave · 03-15-2006 12:20:04

.htaccess files are plain text so it really shouldn't matter if they are FTPed as text or binary. I would suspect NotePad as being the culprit.

rachaelseven · 03-15-2006 12:21:56

I just checked my FTP softward and I seem to be sending .htaccess in binary. I've editted it before without a problem, so I think that's right. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. I can't remember why just now, but for some reason I always edit .htaccess in wordpad, even though I do most everything else in notepad. There must have been a reason, and maybe it was because notepad messed it up, but I honestly don't remember.

Rachael

Ed_H · 03-15-2006 12:48:54

Never heard of notepad corrupting .htaccess files, but I've always used . Weirder still that apparently this problem only occurs with one of your hosts(?)

If it for the fact that just opening & saving the file causes errors I would have guessed that might not be loading at the host where the 500s are occurring.

hubbiida · 03-15-2006 19:17:20

Well, I think I found the problem. I consulted my server's error logs and...

"141.155.163.162] /home/amebuy2c/public_html/.htaccess: Invalid command 'ExpiresActive', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration"

Hmmm. What module do you suppose is missing? I'm sure I can get my host to add it...

Dave · 03-15-2006 19:29:20

Probably mod_expires.so It's part of the base distro but may not be enabled.

Ed_H · 03-15-2006 19:32:32

Okay - that's it: Ask your host about the module. If you're not on a version of Apache prior to 1.2 then possibly the "ExpiresDefault directive " needs to be defined. over my head here, by the way! And, just my opinion, if it can't be rectified easily it's not a critical issue.

hubbiida · 03-16-2006 23:41:41

Thanks to all. I'm sure I'll get this sorted out soon...

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