still trying to purge

[Charlie Farinella]

On Wednesday 20 February 2008, Charlie Farinella wrote:

In case anyone has the same problem, this will work:

# scriptname
#!/bin/sh
host=127.0.0.1
port=6082
cmd="url.purge"
 
echo open ${host} ${port}
sleep 1
echo ${cmd} \*
sleep 3
echo exit

$: ./scriptname | telnet

> Hi all,
> 
> For the moment I have given up trying to do the http purge thing and 
am 
> trying to find a workaround.  I have the following shell script:
> 
> ==
> #!/bin/sh
> host=127.0.0.1
> port=6082
> cmd="url.purge"
> param=".*"
> 
> echo open ${host} ${port}
> sleep 1
> echo ${cmd} ${param}
> sleep 3
> echo exit
> ==
> 
> The result of this script is:
> ==
> ./clearcache.sh | telnet
> telnet> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 105 20      
> Too many parameters
> Connection closed by foreign host.
> ==
> 
> If I put any other command in the script, it works fine.  If I 
> use 'url.purge' as the command, but '^/$' as the parameter, that works 
> fine.  Only the '*' or '.*' throws the 'too many parameters' error.  
> What is the correct command and format to purge the entire cache?
> 
> If anyone has a solution for me I would be very appreciative.  If I 
> cannot find an automated way for the web development people to clear 
> this cache at will, I'm going to have to try to set up Apache or Squid 
> to do the caching and I'd just rather not do that.  :-)
> 
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Charles Farinella 
Appropriate Solutions, Inc. (www.AppropriateSolutions.com)
cfarinella at AppropriateSolutions.com
voice: 603.924.6079   fax: 603.924.8668