Validating and editing PHP pages

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marcb
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Validating and editing PHP pages

Post by marcb »

I run a website that is using PHP. So, when validating a page, I load it in the browser preview window so that the complete HTML code is loaded and validated. This works fine.
However, a "somepage.php" page on my website in reality is only a PHP script that assembles the complete HTML page via a number of include or require_once statements. Consequently, when the validation detects errors, I cannot use the CSE editor to correct these errors since, while the editor correctly shows the complete HTML code, there is not really such file.
So, I correct the errors using another tool, in my case Topstyle. Re-validation then requires that I reload the page in CSE. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be possible. I assume that given the fact that the CSE editor was not used and that the main PHP script file wasn't changed, the "reload file" command is not available. I can use the "reload all" command, but this does not seem to reload the file either.
So, am I missing something? Otherwise, please provide an option to reload a file, even if it was not changed via the CSE editor or when the main PHP script file wasn't changed.
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Re: Validating and editing PHP pages

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Hello,

Have you tried reloading/refreshing from the browser window? There is a refresh button on the browser toolbar. I think that will do what you want.
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marcb
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Re: Validating and editing PHP pages

Post by marcb »

Don't know how I missed that one. I assume I'm getting too old for this type of stuff... Anyway, thanks for the tip. This works perfectly.
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