reload Mp4 on site return??

ace2 · Post by **ace2** » Mon 07 Apr 2014 1:01 am

My website has a mp4 which updates every hour, but for some reason, firefox decides to playback the cached copy and not the site copy, even crtl f5 does solve this.
I don't want to disable cache on page as i've heard it can cause headaches.

so what are my options??

http://www.users.on.net/~ace2/minilapse.htm

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<p align="center"><video src="lapse1.mp4" width="100%" controls autoplay >HTML5 Video is required for this example</video> </p>

SpaceWalker · Post by **SpaceWalker** » Mon 07 Apr 2014 11:24 am

How about adding a time parameter to the file name, such as (if PHP is available on your web hosting server):

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<p align="center"><video src="lapse1.mp4?<?php echo time(); ?>" width="100%" controls autoplay >HTML5 Video is required for this example</video> </p>

That will create a file name such as 'lapse1.mp4?1396869807' - the number will increment every seconds.

ace2 · Post by **ace2** » Mon 07 Apr 2014 11:26 am

SpaceWalker wrote:How about adding a time parameter to the file name, such as (if PHP is available on your web hosting server):
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<p align="center"><video src="lapse1.mp4?<?php echo time(); ?>" width="100%" controls autoplay >HTML5 Video is required for this example</video> </p>
That will create a file name such as 'lapse1.mp4?1396869807' - the number will increment every seconds.

Bloody internode don't allow php, bugga.....

sfws · Post by **sfws** » Mon 07 Apr 2014 11:42 am

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ace2 · Post by **ace2** » Mon 07 Apr 2014 12:40 pm

So adding that simple script into the problem page will solve this issue???

(Unable to test until tomorrow)

sfws · Post by **sfws** » Mon 07 Apr 2014 12:46 pm

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ace2 · Post by **ace2** » Mon 07 Apr 2014 1:22 pm

added

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<script type="text/javascript">
function changeImage(im) {
	document.video.src="'lapse1.mp4?' + new Date().getTime()";
}
</script>

above the

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</head>

<body>
<div id="content">

still no luck..

sfws · Post by **sfws** » Mon 07 Apr 2014 1:31 pm

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ace2 · Post by **ace2** » Mon 07 Apr 2014 2:57 pm

sfws wrote:
Try having just the middle line within the script tags, and place the script just before

Ends with a no play or load video

The browser only knows that the page (document in javascript speak) has a

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<video>
element (i.e. .video in javascript speak) after it has processed constructing the page. I think that is better than adding a call to the function at the end, but declaring the function at the start.

<video> and </video> on either side of video call already

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<p align="center"><video src="lapse1.mp4" width="100%" controls autoplay >HTML5 Video is required for this example</video> </p>

You think they would make this easy!

mcrossley · Post by **mcrossley** » Mon 07 Apr 2014 3:08 pm

Try...

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	<video id="vid1" width="100%" controls="" autoplay="">HTML5 Video is required for this example</video>
	<script type="text/javascript">
	document.getElementById('vid1').src='lapse1.mp4?' + new Date().getTime();
	</script>

Edit: pasted the wrong element the first time, not the <video>!

mcrossley · Post by **mcrossley** » Mon 07 Apr 2014 3:18 pm

A better solution may be...

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   <!-- <video width="100%" controls="" autoplay="">HTML5 Video is required for this example</video> -->
   <script type="text/javascript">
     document.write('<video width="100%" controls="" autoplay="" src="lapse1.mp4?' + new Date().getTime() + '">HTML5 Video is required for this example</video>');
   </script>
   <noscript>
     <video width="100%" controls="" autoplay="" src="lapse1.mp4">HTML5 Video is required for this example</video>
   </noscript>

ace2 · Post by **ace2** » Mon 07 Apr 2014 3:25 pm

Thank you soooooooo much yet again.

The first one worked, so i'm not game to try the second!!!!!

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