This is driving me insane! Whenever I change my files.. and I want to "refresh" the screen to see my changes.. my browser won't refresh right away. I usually have to wait about 20 minutes or more before the change comes into affect!
Can I buy a clue from someone who knows what I need to change on my browser to make it show my changes immediately?? I know it used to work.. but something changed .. I have no clue.. that's why I need to buy one!!
OK.. did what you said.. changed the settings to EVERY TIME (was on Automatic).. did the CTRL/F5 did the REFRESH.. I deleted my cookies and I deleted all my history and I even rebooted by computer.. here's the kicker..
I DELETED the file I changed.. and it STILL shows the old file.. I looked in the directory and the file i'm requesting isn't even in the directory!!! EEEESSSSHH!!!
OK.. I have a few more cents.. can I buy another clue?? hehehe
Your ISP is probably cacheing. A lot of them do that so they don't use as much of their own bandwidth. They store a retrieved page for a short period of time so that any subsequent hits retrieve the one on THEIR server...not the real server file.
I can't tell you how crazy this is making me. I dialed up onto a different account.. not the same ISP (I have DSL and also a regular dialup nothing to do with my DSL ISP) and the page shows up! And it's not even in the directory!!!
I'm sitting here shaking my head and wonder to myself how come I like coding and computers so much!?!?! hehehe
Any other thots on this? (gonna keep buying as many clues as I can!)
If you have Windows 98 try installing and running PWS ( personal web server ) on your system to test pages prior to uploading them, unless you are testing server components that is.
Hmmmm good idea.. I have ME (which I'm not fond of! but came with my new computer!):/
Lots of the pages lately that i'm changing and rearranging are FORUM pages.. but it also happens on other pages as well.. so i know it's not FORUM specific..
As long as you aren't using any Sever installed components, PWS should work fine. I think that's what a lot of people here use as a testing ground so you don't have to constantly upload /refresh /kick computer /fix problem/ upload / refresh /kick computer hee hee
hehe WOW u watchin' me or what??(Don't forget about "flip off computer" in there somewhere too!)(so many birds flying around my computer,I think i'm in an aviary!) hehe
"Kick computer" I'm gonna be taken away for 'puter abuse pretty soon! LOL
*snickers* OH no.. ur not alone.. I yell at it and call it names constantly.. My housemates think I'm hiding someone in my room cuz I'm always talking to it.. either nicely or rather crudely at times!!! ROFL
At least I'm not talking to "myself" so I'm not crazy.. really I'm not!!! hehehe
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Posted - 28 May 2001 : 15:35:52
Whenever I change my files.. and I want to "refresh" the screen to see my changes.. my browser won't refresh right away. I usually have to wait about 20 minutes or more before the change comes into affect!
