Page Memory, Can it be prevent Options

[gohaleg]

I am designing a web page. Pretty simple, 3 images, and a flash component.

The problem is, firefox or internet explorer is memorizing the page.

That means that even if i change the SWF file (flash file), it keeps being the same all the time!

Is there any code i can put on the page so that when it starts, automaticaly erases previous data stored?

[CodeKing]

The problem is, firefox or internet explorer is memorizing the page.

That's the Cache. It stores files form websites on the harddrive to minimize download time. It also helps reduce your bandwidth.

That means that even if i change the SWF file (flash file), it keeps being the same all the time!

I've had the same problem as you. It can get annoying.

Is there any code i can put on the page so that when it starts, automaticaly erases previous data stored?

If your using PHP, add ?random=<? mt_srand(microtime()*1000000); print(mt_rand()%1000000); ?> to your SRC of the SWF. That will give you a 1 in a million chance that the flash file won't be reloaded.

This post has been edited by CodeKing: Oct 7 2006, 04:26 PM

[jacknicholson1974]

Here's a meta tag that will prevent the browser from caching (memorizing) the page:

<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache">

You can erase the cache of your browser(s) by searching through the internet options. Firefox has a cool extention that allows you to clear the cache with a single click.

As far as using the "no cache" meta tag, consider this: Browsers cache pages for faster page loading. If you're using flash, chances are your page has a higher than usual loading time to begin with, so enabling cache would allow your page(s) to load quicker.

[Peter1968]

The pragma method doesn't work with all browsers, notably IE 5.x and below. The http-expire method has variable support as well.

The proper method to do it is via HTTP headers, which is not something everyone can do obviously.

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2187.html