How to programmatically empty browser cache?

Question

I am looking for a way to programmatically empty the browser cache. I am doing this because the application caches confidential data and I\'d like to remove those when you p

Answer 1

It's possible, you can simply use jQuery to substitute the 'meta tag' that references the cache status with an event handler / button, and then refresh, easy,

$('.button').click(function() {
    $.ajax({
        url: "",
        context: document.body,
        success: function(s,x){

            $('html[manifest=saveappoffline.appcache]').attr('content', '');
                $(this).html(s);
        }
    }); 
});

NOTE: This solution relies on the Application Cache that is implemented as part of the HTML 5 spec. It also requires server configuration to set up the App Cache manifest. It does not describe a method by which one can clear the 'traditional' browser cache via client- or server-side code, which is nigh impossible to do.