Refresh the page

[samsyl]

I want to refresh the php page using php code. Is it possible. Thanks for help.

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No. You can only refresh a page from the client side, using javascript or meta-refresh.

Once the page is loaded, PHP can't do anything.

[djg_uk]

Hi Samsyl,

Although what Vincent says is (as usual) correct, you could force a refresh midway through parsing a PHP document by sending a header like so:

header ("Location: ".$PHP_SELF."");

You'd use this is you were continually checking for something's existance, but it'd be MUCH better using a regular loop. If fact I can't see why you'd want to do this.

There is no real disadvantage to using the HTTP-EQUIV or JavaScript methods as described above, apart from in the situation where JavaScript might be disabled.

Regards,

David Grant