Any one of the following could result in your not seeing recent changes.
- Did you upload your file?
- Did you save your file before uploading it?
- Did you refresh your browser? You may have to
clear your cache.
- Did you upload and view the same file?
- On your local computer, check the location to where you are saving your file and check the location
from where you are uploading your file. Are these locations the same? For example, you may be saving a
version to folder A yet uploading an old version from folder B.
- On the server, check the location to which you are uploading your file and check the location from where
you are viewing that file (i.e. check the url in the browser). Are these locations the same?
For example, (mouse-over the following links) you may be uploading your changes directly into your
username folder
yet viewing a file from your
final_project folder.
- Check the name of the file you are uploading and check the name of the file you are viewing
from the server. Are they the same? Look closely!
For example, can you tell the difference between
these file names?
- If your recent change involved inserting an image or applying a style sheet, make sure you are actually
viewing your page from the server. See these tips.
- Check the structure of the tag that comes before your recent changes as well as the tag containing your recent changes.
Incorrectly, closing a previous tag
can result in the content that follows that tag not being displayed by the browser. The top (second row) of the
Elements and Attributes handout shows the correct structure of both a 1-sided and 2-sided tag.