Issue in using application cache

Question

Hi I'm trying to use application cache .As it is documented I'm getting a prompt like :

This website() is asking to store data on your computer for offline use .

with 3 options :

1.Allow 2. Never for this website 3. Not now

In my case only 3rd option works .Why?

Here is my html file

<html manifest="example.appcache">
.......
</html>

What do you mean by 'only the third option works'? How have you tested it? Do you see any errors in the console? — robertc, Jul 23 '12 at 22:28
Clicking on any of the 3 options should close the prompt but when I clicked on option 1 (Allow) and 2 (Never for this website) , the prompt didn't close .It closed only when I clicked on 3rd option (Not now). — radhe001, Jul 24 '12 at 08:50
I'm not sure about it .I thought some settings may be required for using app cache .That's why I asked about it .Anyways thanks .I've dropped the idea for app cache and using localStorage ! — radhe001, Jul 25 '12 at 06:06

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 23 '12 at 09:18

It's because you:

either are hosting the appcache file locally on your computer, and your computer does not return the correct MIME to your browser: text/cache-manifest
or your server (IIS/Apache) is not configured correctly to deliver the .appcaches files with the correct MIME.

For Apache you need to add this line to your .htaccess

AddType text/cache-manifest .appcache

For IIS, there are tutorials to be found if you search for "appcache IIS MIME"

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