Media Manager bypasses browser cache (.htaccess)

[Mich-es]

Steps to reproduce the issue

Create a folder with more than 500 images in the Joomla Media Manager. Add the following to the .htaccess:

Oops, I can't insert source code here? Use a picture instead

Connect your PC to a smartphone with a poor internet connection!

Expected result

I now expect that after calling up the folder once, all images/graphics are saved in the browser cache

Actual result

J4 attaches a timestamp to "EVERY" image/graphic, which bypasses the .htaccess rules.

System information (as much as possible)

PHP 8.3.8 10.11.4-MariaDB J5.1.1

Additional comments

I got this Issue last Year an i think, it was fixed. But it seems not so: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/issues/40787

I love Joomla, but I work a lot on the road and have image folders with a lot of content. I recently became desperate because I could no longer select images while on the road. The connection to the internet was bad and the Joomla media manager completely reloaded the images every time. Working was not possible because the media manager always bypassed the settings in the .htaccess with the timestamp behind each graphic.

Fortunately, I was able to get help: https://forum.joomla.de/thread/18614-der-media-manager-in-j4-ist-suboptimal-timestamp-bei-bilder/?postID=132406#post132406

Suggestion: Why don't you just add a timestamp only to the pictures/graphics that were actually edited? Then it will work again and I think that will not only reduce the traffic on the Internet, but will also be a great thing for many people.

[dgrammatiko]

Could you visit the page your_domain/administrator/index.php?option=com_admin&view=sysinfo and report if you have an entry for fileinfo? Should look like

If not you need to ask your host to enable the PHP module

[Mich-es]

thanks for reply!

I got this:

[richard67]

Does the PHP ini value "disable_functions" contain any fileinfo functions?

[Mich-es]

@richard67 i checked this:

But what occurred to me (because it is not immediately noticeable and you are asking me about system parameters), the phenomenon occurs with the change from PHP 8.2 to 8.3. I will switch back and test whether it is perhaps due to PHP 8.3

[Hackwar]

Any news @Mich-es? Did switching to PHP 8.2 help?

[Mich-es]

Back from holiday - after returning to PHP 8.2 I noticed an improvement. However, I cannot say 100 per cent whether this is related to PHP 8.3