Caching dynamic content (Apache2)

My box is running on a consumer cable connection which is capped at c. 320kbps outbound. I have .css and .js include files for some of the pages that would be much easier to maintain as php using a database to generate the contents.

I would like to have (using mod_rewrite or something) the files sent to the browser, but set the last-modified header myself or send a 304 response or something to that effect, changing it only when the information on the database has been updated.

Is this a trivial thing to do?

Not looking for the solution, just whether or not I should undertake the attempt.


Thanks in advance,

-Jeff

yes, it can be done.

also, look up other http headers, like E-Tag, Cache, Expire and similar..

Excellent - thanks for the pointers!

-Jeff