Weird...file renamed but still loads

[skypanther]

A client tried to "hide" a page by renaming it via FTP. But, the page still loaded.

E.g. page was at www.domain.com/originalpage.cfm

Client renamed file to originalpage2007.cfm

But, www.domain.com/originalpage.cfm still loaded in the browser (Ctrl+Refresh didn't force new page load, but CF code in the file should prevent caching anyway)

I uploaded a new originalpage.cfm file, loaded it in my browser, then deleted it. Now, www.domain.com/originalpage.cfm gives a 404 as it should and www.domain.com/originalpage2007.cfm loads fine.

Is this some new caching feature or just web server gremlins?

Tim

 

[Stephen]

CF has a "cache" function for certain commands, we may need to restart CF for it to expire.

 

[skypanther]

Thanks Stephen. A CF restart is a pretty extreme step! The workaround I came up with will suffice. Thanks for the reminder about CF and its operations. The only CF work I do nowadays involves this customer's site. I've moved entirely to PHP and have forgotten that CF is actually a server not just a language.

Thanks,
Tim