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Copyright 1999-2022 by Refsnes Data. All Rights Reserved. 207.23.96.10 (talkcontribs) I have the SecurePHP extension installed so I can run some PHP code, but when I load the page, it doesn't update the data from the last load. The only what I can get it to re-run the PHP code is to save page again. Is there a way I can get MediaWiki to do a full reload of the page with no caching. Assuming that is the issue?
207.23.96.10 (talkcontribs) To disable caching add the following lines to your LocalSettings.php file:
$wgMainCacheType = CACHE_NONE; $wgMessageCacheType = CACHE_NONE; $wgParserCacheType = CACHE_NONE; $wgCachePages = false;
Frozen Wind (talkcontribs) No, no, no, disabling caching is a Very Bad Idea. Instead, purge the page by adding ?action=purge at the end of the URL.
207.23.96.10 (talkcontribs) That doesn't produce my wanted results. I can't get my users to always go to the purge URL, they just do to the normal URL. Edit: Also, why is disabiling caching a bad idea. You don't know what my site is used for, or my resources. It is an internal wiki used by a team of 10 people...
74.117.212.38 (talkcontribs) I also needed to have the cache off for a small private wiki and after not listening to those who said to NOT set them all as none or false, my extensions work and development is so much easier!
88.130.119.179 (talkcontribs)
However, I guess you are grown-up so you are free to do as you like.
Reply to "Force MediaWiki to reload page" Welcome to a tutorial on how to force browsers to reload Javascript and CSS files. So you have updated a script on the server, but see no difference in the web browser? Hit the “view source” button only to see the browser stuck with the old version? Well, there are actually a few ways we can flush the old script files from the cache: But just how do these methods work exactly? Read on for more! QUICK SLIDES
TABLE OF CONTENTSBROWSER FORCE RELOADAll right, let us now get started with the ways to do a force reload within the browser itself first. BROWSER FULL RELOAD PAGE
CLEAR CACHE IN DEVELOPER’S CONSOLENow, the following is only for the Google Chrome browser. But most other Chromium-based browsers should also have a similar feature. If the above hard reload
somehow didn’t work, press Alternatively, open the network tab (might need to reload the page first). There are 2 things you can do here.
PROGRAMMATIC FORCE RELOADOf course, the above will only work for the developer. If the system is already live, here are a few ways to remedy the situation. CHANGE THE SCRIPT NAME
This is one of the easiest and most reliable ways to ensure that everyone is getting the latest version of the scripts – Simply change the file name, add a trailing version number behind the file name. It is also a good practice to adopt versioning anyway. We can quickly fall back to the older versions should something goes wrong, and check back on what has been changed over time. APPEND A DUMMY TIMESTAMP
Yep, this is an old trick that
we use – Just append a dummy timestamp behind the URL But please take note that this is not a recommended practice in the long run, as browsers will not cache files with parameters. It slows down the performance of your websites, just stick with changing the file name if possible. HTTP HEADERS – CACHE-CONTROL & EXPIRESQUICK NOTES ON THIS METHODLastly, we can send some HTTP “no-cache” headers to encourage browsers to reload from the server. These examples are done in PHP and Apache, but there should be similar mechanisms in the other programming languages/webservers. OUTPUT CACHE-CONTROL HEADERS WITH PHPOn the page that you want to send the updated scripts, output the following HTTP headers:
Very important note – This page is now set to “no-cache, always reload”. This will most likely cause the browser to reload everything on the page itself. For the sake of performance, you might want to turn off these headers after some time, after most of the users have gotten the updated page. APACHE MOD EXPIREIf the above is too funky for you, or there are too many pages to push at once – The next alternative is to enable the
mod_expire extension in Apache. Just add a small snippet in the
That will pretty much expire all CSS and Javascript files the moment users access them, and encourage browsers to reload them. I will somewhat recommend this method if you roll out updates on a regular basis, mass controls using this Apache module is much more flexible and powerful. LINKS & REFERENCES
YOUTUBE TUTORIALINFOGRAPHIC CHEAT SHEETHow to Force Browsers To Flush & Reload JS CSS (click to enlarge)THE ENDThank you for reading, and we have come to the end of this guide. I hope that it has helped you with your project, and if you want to share anything with this guide, please feel free to comment below. Good luck and happy coding! How do I hard refresh PHP?“hard reload current page php” Code Answer. //Refreshes your current page.. header("Refresh:0");. header("Refresh:2"); // Refreshes after 2 seconds.. //If you need to redirect it to another page.. header("Refresh:0; url=page2.php");. How do you force reload in JS?You can use the location. reload() JavaScript method to reload the current URL. This method functions similarly to the browser's Refresh button. The reload() method is the main method responsible for page reloading.
How reload the current page without losing any form data in PHP?The easiest way to reload the current page without losing form data, use WebStorage where you have -persistent storage (localStorage) or session-based (sessionStorage) which remains in memory until your web browser is closed. window. onload = function() { var name = localStorage.
How do you refresh a page in HTML?Window location.reload()
The reload() method reloads the current document. The reload() method does the same as the reload button in your browser.
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