LC Server and forcing page refreshes

[Ralf Bitter]

Hi Tim,

how about adding a query string in the form of a timestamp to the 
member’s URL like:

?foo=1685433742125


Ralf


On 30.05.2023 02:32, Tim Selander via use-livecode wrote:
> Once again find myself over my head in just a simple programming project.
> 
> I made a little club members directory website, using LC server on 
> on-rev's hosting site.
> 
> Members can edit their info. I use a form, with the action going to an 
> LC script. This script gets all the post data, shuffles it off to the 
> database, and then goes back to the member's page using a re-direct:
> 
>   <meta http-equiv = "refresh" content = "2; url = <?lc put vlink?>" />
> 
> where vlink has the member's URL.
> 
> My Problem: If folk update their photos, their browser cache still shows 
> the old picture -- logically leading them to think the update failed.
> 
> The photos are simply stored on the server, the database only stores the 
> path of the file. The photo file shown on the member's page with an 
> image tag.
> 
> Can any of the gurus here tell me how to get the page to ignore the 
> cache so the browser shows the new photo?
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> Tim Selander
> Tokyo, Japan