Correct Location For Cache Rules In htaccess File

[Jennnnn]

Where should cache control rules be located in my htaccess file? At the top?

My htaccess file starts like this:

1
2 RewriteOptions inherit
3 RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off

Should the cache control rules be added above line 2? Thanks!

[phranque]

You should place all the cache control directives together in a location that makes it easiest for you to maintain the .htaccess file.

[lucy24]

Where should cache control rules be located in my htaccess file? At the top?

In Apache, each module is an island. The server doesn’t care whether the directives for module A are before module B, after module B ... or randomly mixed together. Put them where it is most intuitively comfortable for you. I like to put single-line directives--such as caching rules, options, error documents and the like--at the beginning, before getting into the modules like setenvif or rewrite that each will have a whole lot of rules.