Show a txt file on a webpage which updates every second

Question

I'm sort of shooting in the dark here; I have no knowledge how to do this so some pointers and/or links to helpful tutorials would be great:

I have a website that I want to display a text file (server log). Probably embedded. The problem is, this file is updated whenever events happen in the server (faster than half a second usually). How can I make it so the webpage displays the file in real time, meaning showing a live feed of the file?

My guess is that it would use javascript and AJAX but my knowledge on both are pretty limited. Any pointers and help would be appreciated :)

user_14973992 · Answer

use this

setInterval(function() {
jQuery.get('file.txt', function(data) {
   alert(data);
   //process text file line by line
   $('#div').html(data.replace('n','
'));
});
  
 }, 1000);

https://www.sitepoint.com/jquery-read-text-file/

user_9280766 · Answer

Finally, yes the script and the div id="ReloadThis" work fine together ! It also works to display info from a PHP file which queries the text file so the incoming text can be formatted before being displayed in the div element.

Show a txt file on a webpage which updates every second

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