No way to show up favicon.ico

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i have this in the head of the document:

<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />

I read all I could about it here, but that didn't help and that's why I'm asking again. I'm positive that it wasn't a typo - PHP file_exists finds the ico file fine, but none of the browsers show it... What could be the reason? This domain is new but after I checked the DNS records they are refreshed and are OK. I cleared local cache and deleted tmp files... You can see it live at http://mybestday.eu

Favicons are heavily cached, in a different place than normal cache. You can't clear favicon cache. — bjb568, Mar 21 '14 at 16:53
oh, really.. than sorry for bother you guys but I tested on 2 pc-s but connected to same router.. thank you and sorry ! — thecore7, Mar 21 '14 at 16:55
No, others may have the same issue. Don't delete, I'll post an community wiki answer. — bjb568, Mar 21 '14 at 16:56

bjb568 · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-21T17:07:00.250

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Favicons are stored in a special cache. That cache lasts a long time (days to weeks) and can't be cleared by clearing the normal content cache. You could test favicons on a remote computer (like browserstack) or just wait 'till the cache expires.

Or, see the next answers for (ugly) workarounds:

edited Mar 21 '14 at 17:07

answered Mar 21 '14 at 17:00

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Is it possible to test using something like incognito mode? – Adam Fratino Mar 21 '14 at 17:01
@88MPG Not that I'm aware of. – bjb568 Mar 21 '14 at 17:04
I wouldn't say ugly. As a matter of fact every website I run into uses cache busting for almost every design pattern out there. – Aziz Saleh Mar 21 '14 at 17:08
It looks cleaner without it. Even if everyone poops, it's not beautiful. – bjb568 Mar 21 '14 at 17:09
@bjb568 Think about it this way: This is useful when updates occur on CSS/Images/JS. You don't want the user to have to clear their cache every time you make an update to your system. If anything I think this is a necessary step. – Aziz Saleh Mar 21 '14 at 17:10
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I agree, it's a good solution. And necessary. But so is pooping. – bjb568 Mar 21 '14 at 17:11

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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You can clear your favicon by forcing your browser to re-cache it using a cache buster:

<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico?v=2" />

Every time you change the image, change the version (?v=) to an increment (3, 4, ...).

Here is a related discussion on this issue: How do I force a favicon refresh

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answered Mar 21 '14 at 17:03

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 21 '14 at 17:21

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So far i can see it works ;)

**So far i can see it works ;)

** enter image description here

<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />

Like bjb568 told you, clean the cache.

answered Mar 21 '14 at 17:21

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No way to show up favicon.ico

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