auto refresh.. is it possible

hungryhippy · Dec 15, 2003

can anyone let me know how to get round the problem of people not been able to see changes Ive made to my website?

my index page seems to get stuck as it was before I changed it... the only way to get the new version is to tell the viewer (or myself!) to do a ctrl + refresh

any suggestions?

hungry hippy

YNOTU · Dec 15, 2003

try this:

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5">
</head>
<body>
<h1>Time: <script> document.write( new Date().toString() ); </script></h1>
</body>
</html>

^{The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee....}

philote · Dec 15, 2003

You can also specify an expiration date for your document. This should cause the viewer's browser to not used the cached version after the expiration specified.
For example:

Code:

<META http-equiv=&quot;Expires&quot; content=&quot;Mon, 15 Dec 2003 16:20:00 GMT&quot;>

Set this date/time to shortly after(or maybe even before?) you modify the file so each time someone visits your page their browser will check to see if there's an updated version of it.

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