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Question: Uploaded index.htm file, changes don't appear online but i can "view source" and see the changes- please help?

(Posted by: Rh on 2010-01-27 16:26:08)

I do web design and such freelance and a client is having this issue. He's added a link to his index.htm page- I checked over everything so there's nothing wrong with the code. He uploaded this file to his hosting using Filezilla. But when you go to his website online, the changes that were made do not show up at all. It remains the same as before the changes. HOWEVER, when we right- click and choose to view the source of the page, the coding reveals the changes that were made. I figured if the coding was wrong, the website would not appear properly, although I'm pretty sure the coding is proper. And I figure if he's uploading index.htm to the wrong directory, then we wouldn't be able to see the updated file when we view the source. Please help. What is going on here? I don't know how to help him.

Posted by: Linkdead on 2010-01-27, 16:33:03

That is strange, sometimes images may need to be refreshed but if you see the source and it's the new version... well that is the html that's composing the page you're looking at I would tend to blame it on the code itself. maybe there's some reason the link isn't visible for example sometimes I forget to close a previous tag and the entire link may end up as part of it like: <img src= "somepic.jpg " Go <a href= "mypage.com " >here </ a > now! i'd try adding something, anything, just a "hello?! " somewhere else on the page just to confirm that you are actually seeing the updated page

Posted by: ✞☠ Ron ☠✞ on 2010-01-27, 23:26:32

Try clearing browser's cache thoroughly. In fact, make sure browser's options are not set to update pages except when actually visited. After cleaning cache and any other browser temp Internet files, make sure you do a good refresh when you return to the site. With FileZilla, after you edit a file while keeping FileZilla open, be sure to hit F5 to refresh local directory in FileZilla otherwise you upload the old unedited file. Although the coding is there on the page when you view source, make sure there is no CSS which may have set the new code to not display. This is just a wild guess here. Two CSS properties that could do it: visibility: hidden; display: none; Ron