Apache is changing the contents of a file being served

Question

This has been driving me crazy.

Somehow when ever apache serves the following file:

$().ready(function(){
    hideDataSetSelection();
    var selector = "select#interface";
    alert($(selector + "").val());
});
function hideDataSetSelection(){
    $("div#dataBtn").hide();
}

function showDataSetSelection(){
    $("div#dataBtn").show();
}
abc
xyz
123
456

It actually outputs the following:

function hideDataSetSelection(){
    $("div#dataBtn").hide();
}

function showDataSetSelection(){
    $("div#dataBtn").show();
}

$().ready(function(){
    hideDataSetSelection();

    var selector = "select#interface";
    alert($(selector + " option:selected").val());
al

Which actually has content from a 'previous' version of the file. This seems to occur for files that end in js or json only. Depending on the contents of the file, the output will get scrambled. I can only imagine that Apache is caching the file incorrectly or something...

This is within a Virtualbox environment.

Any ideas what the cause of this issue might be?

This might even be cached in your browser. Have you verified that the request actually reaches your server? — Marvin, Oct 02 '17 at 15:57

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 02 '17 at 16:36

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My issue has been solved by turning off sendfile. It seems the same issue has been described here: Vagrant/VirtualBox/Apache2 Strange Cache Behaviour

answered Oct 02 '17 at 16:36

Chris Stryczynski

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