HTTP Header

HTTP headers define various characteristics of the data that is requested or the data that has been provided.

e.g.: Cache-Control tells all caching mechanisms from server to client whether they may cache this object.

Cache-Control: max-age=0, no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate

Here you can define custom HTTP headers which are returned (provided) as a part of the response to a browser request.

Figure. HTTP reader tab.

Field

Description

Expiration

You can use this option to include an expiration HTTP header in the response. A browser compares the date in expiration header to the current one and decides whether the cached page should be shown or a new version should be requested.

  • None: The cache page would be shown if any already exists.

  • Immediate: The browser would have to request updated page anytime it tries to access that page.

  • After minutes: It sets the expiration period to the current time plus the number of minutes specified.

Custom HTTP Header Items

This allows you to define special headers that will be returned to a browser as a part of the response.

Press the Add button to open the Header dialog box:

Specify the name of the Header and the content (Value) you wish to insert.