 How To Autorefresh A Page Every Two Minutes? |
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 Apr 27 2005, 11:49 PM
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Super Member  Group: Members Posts: 436 Joined: 21-January 05 From: Koronadal City, Philippines Member No.: 3,358  |
I'm working on an OFFLINE SYSTEM that uses PHP and MySQL. Something that can be used by a small network of PC's to do transactions. These are problems I need to solve:
1] I need A CODE THAT REFRESHES THE PAGE EVERY TWO OR SO MINUTES. That way the new entries in the database gets seen on the page and I don't have to press F5 or click refresh everytime. 2] How do you set CHMOD PERMISSIONS WHILE USING APACHE AS MY SERVER (OFFLINE)? Is the idea of an OFFLINE SYSTEM sounds garbage? Is it okay to use it for transactions within a small network? SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED. Thanks in advance  This post has been edited by Johnny: Apr 29 2005, 05:11 AM |
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Apr 27 2005, 11:53 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 436 Joined: 21-January 05 From: Koronadal City, Philippines Member No.: 3,358 |
QUOTE Is the idea of an OFFLINE SYSTEM sounds garbage? My grammar is wrong, sorry...should be "DOES the idea...SOUND (no 'S')"  |
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May 1 2005, 08:02 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 14-January 05 From: Philippines Member No.: 3,271 |
you could just add a refresh meta in the page that would be refreshed. the idea of an offline system is just right for you because no one will be using your system outside of your personal network.
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 May 1 2005, 08:12 AM
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Incest is a game the whole family can play.  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 1,205 Joined: 11-February 05 From: Heaven Member No.: 3,709 |
Sounds like someone's making things too difficult
It's easier to just use meta refresh - but on the other hand php refresh would mean more people would have the page refreshed. Why? Because you can disable it in most browsers! Anyway, here's the code: <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="120;url=index.php"> 120 represents 120s (2 minutes) and index.php represents the page you wish to refresh! |
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May 1 2005, 11:16 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 14-January 05 From: Philippines Member No.: 3,271 |
PHP also has no other way of refreshing a page other than a meta refresh. so just let it be. just blame them for disabling it.
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May 1 2005, 11:40 AM
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Privileged Member Group: Members Posts: 661 Joined: 18-April 05 Member No.: 5,852 |
Thanks alot cmatcmextra that was a extrememly good explination. Now if I ever need to auto refresh a page I know where I should go.
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May 1 2005, 12:29 PM
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Owner of Sub-Zero Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 17-November 04 Member No.: 2,325 |
Actually mobious, you are incorrect. PHP does have a way to refresh a page. Put this at the top of your page *BEFORE* the <head> tag.
CODE header('Refresh: 120'); If you want it to refresh to a different link, put this: CODE header('Refresh: 120; url=PAGEYOUWANTTOREFRESHTO'); |
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May 1 2005, 12:53 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 283 Joined: 10-October 04 Member No.: 1,637 |
here are a few, yo might interested..
META-Refresh simple html meta refresh and why? Java scripts Auto refresh page with timer Auto-Refresh:fixed timer PHP Smart Auto Refresh for chmod, find out here actually, there are lot of others, if you will use Google search!!
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May 1 2005, 01:34 PM
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Privileged Member Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 30-October 04 From: Philippines Member No.: 2,049 |
It's easy. I suggest you use JavaScript, because it's the modern way
 CODE <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">setTimeout("location.reload();",20000);</script> The code above reloads/refreshes the current page every 2 minutes. Also this code (the old way): CODE <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="120">
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