Re: Caching Problem

Oops. There was an extra period at the end there (after PHP_SELF). <?php if ($HTTP_POST_VARS['submit'] == "submit") { then upload the file... header("Location: http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']"); } ?> On the threshold of genius, Jed Verity wrote: > Hi, Roland, > > There might be a better way to do this, but you could try to use the > header() function after your upload takes place to redirect the browser to > the same page, using GET. Something like... > > <?php > if ($HTTP_POST_VARS['submit'] == "submit") { > then upload the file... > header("Location: > http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']."); > } > ?> > > Or something like that. HTH, > Jed > > On the threshold of genius, Roland Swingler wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I have a problem with caching on IE 5.1.4 on Mac Os X. (PHP 4.0.5) >> >> The page I want to use is a simple file upload page that works by: >> >> <?php >> if ($HTTP_POST_VARS['submit'] == "submit") { >> then upload the file... >> } >> ?> >> Rest of document. >> >> The form action returns to the same page (to allow you to upload another >> file). >> >> This works fine, but if you press the refresh btn, the file keeps uploading >> pictures. If you click in the address bar & press return, this does not >> happen. >> >> I have included the http headers to prevent caching as described in the >> documentation, but this hasn't seemed to work. >> >> Is this a quirk of the browser/os combination or is there something i'm >> missing. >> >> TIA >> >> Roland >> >