Managing the cache to improve load time

[Marfola]

I’ve cached my FE home page via a static file resident on my server and a portion of each of my FE underlying pages via TypoScript to improve load time (FYI: My website is generated by TYPO3).

I would have expected the cached home page to load all at once. It doesn’t. How can I make this happen?

With regard to the underlying pages, I would have expected the cached components to load first. They don’t. How can I make this happen?

[encyclo]

When you load the index page, is it definitely loading from the cache or is it fetching the document from the server? There could be several possibilities - some ISPs limit or disable caching, your browser can do the same, or your server may not be caching your static elements.

If you use Firefox, what does Page Info tell you about the Modified and Expires for the page? With the Live HTTP headers extension, try loading and reloading the page, is the page called from the server, and if so what response code do you get?