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Posted by ALINA ZAMOGILNYKH
ALINA ZAMOGILNYKH
16,664 Points

I'm making changes in CSS via FileZilla directly on live server, but changes don't appear

I migrated my web site from the local server to live one, but I need to make some adjustments in my style.css. I edited this file in FileZilla, and it fine and saved, but it doesn't work when I view my site. When I pull page code and view this style.css then I see there're no my adjustments. (also when I view this style.css in cPanel/File Manager/../style.css - I can see my adjustments. But they don't work at the web site somehow)

How do I do changes in my css so they work? On a live server

Or do I need to import-export the whole database? Is there a fast and easy way?

1 Answer

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

Try flushing your browser cache. That may fix it.

ALINA ZAMOGILNYKH
ALINA ZAMOGILNYKH
16,664 Points

No, that doesn't work. I try Chrome, Safari, Opera. CSS code is old. I even deleted the whole style.css file and the web site still doesn't see it.

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

What type of server is it - Apache, nginx?

Are you using a CDN such as Cloudflare?

ALINA ZAMOGILNYKH
ALINA ZAMOGILNYKH
16,664 Points

Oh I have no idea what all that you're asking lol) I'm using Wordpress, that's what I know))

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

You may have to check with your hosting provider to find out the server configuration. Perhaps even send them an email stating your issue and if they have any suggestions.

I was asking because your server may be caching some files. If so then updated files with the same name may not be sent to the browser. You could try changing the name of the CSS file slightly (don`t forget to update the stylesheet link in the HTML) then upload both files and refresh your browser to test this .

ALINA ZAMOGILNYKH
ALINA ZAMOGILNYKH
16,664 Points

Wow I renamed the css file and it actually finally to appear with updates on the web site. Oh thanks a lot Sean! That's my first attempt to make a website and all these bugs just break my head!