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Asked: 2026-05-28T05:49:31+00:00

Progam control is at the server and I need to do a relaod. I

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Progam control is at the server and I need to do a relaod. I can use a php command:

echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0">'

or I can pass control back to the client with a reload flag set and use a javascript command

window.location.reload();

Which is best practice or better to use, in terms of speed?

My guess it that the PHP version would be a bit faster because there is no logic on the client side, the browser receives the header and reloads.

I’m not concerned with disabled javascript.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Umm both examples here are CLIENT SIDE.

    In example

    1. You simply tell the document to refresh based on the <META> effectively the browser is aware of the refresh, PHP is just responsible for including the <META> for the document header. Cleaner way is to actually do header( "refresh:0;url=wherever.php" );
    2. Here you simply reload it using JAVASCRIPT.

    They both do the job. Speed doesn’t matter as the refresh is based on your parameter (when to reload/refresh)

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