Ensuring Fresh Data: How to Force MySQL to Execute Queries Every Time
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Disabling the Query Cache:
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Using
SQL_NO_CACHE
:
This method involves editing your MySQL configuration file, typically named my.cnf
on Linux/Unix systems. Here's an example of the relevant line to add:
query_cache_size = 0
Using SQL_NO_CACHE (in your query):
This approach modifies the SQL query itself. Here's how you can incorporate SQL_NO_CACHE
for a SELECT
statement:
SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM your_table;
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Application-Level Caching:
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Caching Proxies:
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Optimize Queries:
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