Re: [PHP-DEV] Refreshing pages after HTTP redirects

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On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Daniel Joyce wrote:

> Well, I've gone on to the next step of my project.
> 
> I've finally moved to a more structured development approach, treating 
> web pages as forms as having them call a central cgi script that 
> dispatchs calls to other scripts, and then redirects the client to the 
> next step.... Basically, a mini servlet idea.
> 
> So, in my pages, the forms call a central script, say 'foo.php'.
> 
> foo.php redirects the client to a webpage that shows a "Please wait, 
> processing your request' page, using http header rediracts.
> 
> When processing completes, foo.php sends another http redirect header to 
> the client to redirect it to the next step. The problem is the following...
> 
> Say the client is on a.php, which renders a form that calls foo.php when 
> submitted. After processing, foo.php redirects the client back to a.php. 
> 
> ( a.php has a search form, and displays query results from the DB ).
> 
> The problem is that a.php is not refreshed, it shows the last value. 
> I've tried various http caching headers, and other items, and I can't 
> seem to force a refresh when redirecting back to a.php.
> 
> Is there a header that says "Go to a, but refresh it too."?
> 
> -Daniel
> 
> 
> 

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