How to push new HTML data from the server to the browser without refreshing the page

Question

I have seen many websites (facebook or stack overflow for instance) that will update certain features as new data is generated (new answer on a post for example).

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Answer 1

You can use HTML5 SSE. But that's not a very good solution.

You can use Comet server that helps in Long AJAX polling. Check out the Ajax Push Engine (APE). It's a combination of Comet Server and a Javascript framework to make AJAX-PUSH or real time streaming possible.

cheers! :)