Greg K — Sat, 08 Nov 2003 22:50:16 +0000

I've never used it, so I'm not sure, but I think maybe this is what you were refering to:

<META HTTP-EQUIV="expires" CONTENT="Wed, 09 Aug 2000 08:21:57 GMT">'

Where setting the date to something in the past causes the page to never cache?

TonyMontana — Fri, 07 Nov 2003 23:27:38 +0000

You could try appending a large random number to the url so the browser doesn't pull up a cached version of the page.

Cheers,

Suzanne — Sun, 26 Oct 2003 04:04:14 +0000

Not really -- unless they always have the page open, or your/their server caches the page and will not serve changes (bad bad practice, but it happens), they will usually get the new page.

Forcing a refresh should only happen if you really have right-up-to-the-minute-crucial-information and even then, people should be aware of the criticalness of it...

i.e. if you're making regular edits, don't worry about it. If you're making changes minute to minute and have heavy traffic that needs the changes and the pages are stuck in caches, then you may need to do it.

w5blt — Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:09:02 +0000

Suzanne,

When I make edits to my web page(s), I would like the "current" version seen by any visitors. Hence, the need. Otherwise, they may be looking at old or outdated information. Right?

Bob

Suzanne — Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:03:36 +0000

First, let's examine why you want your page to refresh when it's loaded?