How to autorefresh a TXT file on website

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We have a .txt file on our webserver that is refreshed every 20 sec for aprox 3 or 4 hours. After that the file is no longer updated. When the user clicks on the link it will open that .txt file however to get the latest update the user will need to refresh the browser. Around 90% of our users will be using cell phones or tablets.

Is there a PHP / Jquery/ javascript or any easy solution to get this done?

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8/22/2022 - Mon

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1/22/2016

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Ray Paseur

1/22/2016

Having said that, please be aware that data coming from the server to a mobile device has a battery cost that is about 10x the same data coming from storage in the mobile device. Sorry, I have no citation for this, but I believe it to be true. So for the sake of your users you might consider telling them the last time the data was updated, or whether it is still being updated. You might give them the option to turn on automatic polling or to work manually, and just use what they got most recently.

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