<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="FileETag" id="FileETag">FileETag</a> <a name="fileetag" id="fileetag">Directive</a></h2>
<table class="directive">
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>File attributes used to create the ETag
-HTTP response header</td></tr>
+HTTP response header for static files</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>FileETag <var>component</var> ...</code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>FileETag INode MTime Size</code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess</td></tr>
<p>
The <code class="directive">FileETag</code> directive configures the file
attributes that are used to create the <code>ETag</code> (entity
- tag) response header field when the document is based on a file.
+ tag) response header field when the document is based on a static file.
(The <code>ETag</code> value is used in cache management to save
network bandwidth.) In Apache 1.3.22 and earlier, the
<code>ETag</code> value was <em>always</em> formed
These conditional requests will break if the <code>ETag</code> format is
changed via <code class="directive">FileETag</code>.
</div>
+ <div class="note"><h3>Server Side Includes</h3>
+ An ETag is not generated for responses parsed by <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_include.html">mod_include</a></code>,
+ since the response entity can change without a change of the INode, MTime, or Size
+ of the static file with embedded SSI directives.
+ </div>
+
</div>
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<directivesynopsis>
<name>FileETag</name>
<description>File attributes used to create the ETag
-HTTP response header</description>
+HTTP response header for static files</description>
<syntax>FileETag <var>component</var> ...</syntax>
<default>FileETag INode MTime Size</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context><context>virtual host</context>
<p>
The <directive>FileETag</directive> directive configures the file
attributes that are used to create the <code>ETag</code> (entity
- tag) response header field when the document is based on a file.
+ tag) response header field when the document is based on a static file.
(The <code>ETag</code> value is used in cache management to save
network bandwidth.) In Apache 1.3.22 and earlier, the
<code>ETag</code> value was <em>always</em> formed
These conditional requests will break if the <code>ETag</code> format is
changed via <directive>FileETag</directive>.
</note>
+ <note><title>Server Side Includes</title>
+ An ETag is not generated for responses parsed by <module>mod_include</module>,
+ since the response entity can change without a change of the INode, MTime, or Size
+ of the static file with embedded SSI directives.
+ </note>
+
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>