Browser doesn't display the right web page

[huiyan]

Hey everyone,

I have this problem with a web page that doesn't display right. What happen
was my client has a news web page that is being updated once every week. The
way I update it is changing the content on Dreamweaver and copy the codes and
pasting them on the server interface, and resave them. Thus, over riding the
old news page.

Everything display right on my computer. The only thing is I have to refresh
my browser in order for the right page to show up. Once it did, then it stays
as that.
The thing is, my client still sees the old news page even after I've replaced
it with the new codes.

I've done this for him for over 3 months, and this problem has never occur
before.

I don't understand why it's like this. If this is happening to him, wouldn't
it be happening to other people's computer as well. If it is, then it's bad
news, cause no one would like to always have to refresh their browser for the
right news page to show.

Could anyone explain why this is happening? And how would it affect other
users? Or is this even possible.

Thanks in advance, everyone.
Jen

[ebob]

It sounds like a cache issue. When you view the page, that page is loaded into
your (or your client's) browser's cache memory. This is done so that when you
return to that page it will load faster (since it is already loaded into
memory).

This will only happen if a person has been to the page recently. There is a
limit on the amount of information your browser will store in cache memory. The
more you surf, the more likely it is that the page will be replaced in the
cache memory with some other information.

You (and your client) can, depending on what browser you are using, set your
preferences so that all web pages will be completely reloaded every time you
visit them. In IE 6 for Win: Tools>Internet Options>Settings> Select 'Every
visit to the page'. You can also set your cache to be the minimum amount of
space alotted. Note: This doesn't really work very well in IE 6 for WIN. I use
firefox for reviewing changes because I have found IE 6 is completely
unreliable for viewing the latest.

Most other browsers will allow you to hold down Shift and hit 'refresh' to
throw out the cache for that page and view the latest. As far as I know this is
standard operating procedure for proofing new pages.

If there is a coding technique to force a browser to use only the latest
information, I don't know what it is.

Good luck.

[huiyan]

Hi ebob,
Thank you so much for the info. I'll tell him this. I needed comfirmation from
others that it's really a cache problem. I'll do a search online for coding
info on how to force the browser to grab the lastest info. If I find it I'll
post it here.
Thanks again ebob.:)
Jen

[huiyan]

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These codes stop browser from caching.