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Asked: 2026-05-22T01:47:10+00:00

I’m wondering if it is possible to push an xml file update from server

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I’m wondering if it is possible to push an xml file update from server to all client browsers?
Basically my proposed situation is that my server holds an xml file, when a user loads a page that uses said xml file they can request to change it, if the change is allowed (determined by the page client side) then the xml file is updated on the server side. I’m fine up to this point (well, I have plenty of reading to get me to this point). Then I want all pages who are connected to refresh all elements of the page reliant on the xml file with out refreshing the whole page.
Another words all those pages using the file to update their copy->data if the copy on the server is newer than theirs. Is this possible via a server push, or do I have to constantly poll the server to compare files? (That seems sloppy to me..) And if it is possible, what’s the best way to go about it?

Thanks for any points in the right direction.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Because a webpage is stateless you cannot push data to it. You need to poll the server for updates. Think about a small ajax script that polls about every 5 minutes, when content is update that script calls something to update the page. You will need a lot of ajax to do this; take jQuery or alike to accomplish this.

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