Tim:
> > I would try erasing *just* the cache.  But, first, try a forced reload.
> > It should re-fetch the page, rather than just refresh the display.

Michael Hennebry:
> I tried reloading a number of ways.
> They all seem to have "worked".
> Noe were effective.
> I tried both reloading the page I clicked on and the page I got to.
> No go.
> Firefox does not seem to offer the option to delete just the cache.
> It did allow picking and choosing websites.
> I picked php8.ltd because that was the site for both pages.
> No go.

A problem with clearing just a particular site is that your problem
site may be a combination of more than one service, with other things
in the background that aren't readily obvious, and one of them was the
cause.

If you have an add-on like NoScript, you might want to check you
haven't accidentally forbidden something you need.  Alternatively, an
add-on like that does show how a single-site drags in content from a
plethora of sources, and might just help you find the problem one.

Also, double-check on the problem system that you don't have a typo in
the address you're trying to load.  And, on that note, if there's an
alternative way to log into the site (through a different entry page),
see if that works.

Failing that, elaborating on my earlier suggestion:

In Firefox's setting, go into the privacy & security section, there's a
cookies and site data sub-section with a clear button.  That "clear"
button pops up a window with options, rather than simply clears
everything when you hit it.  Depending on your version you may have
options like

Cookies and site data
Cached web content

or

When (last hour & various other time-based options)
History
Cookies and site data
Temporary cached files and pages
Site settings

You don't have to lose your history, at all.  Unless there's something
seriously wrong with Firefox, I don't see any way that could be a part
of a the problem.  It's just a trace of where you've been.

You should be able to just purge the cached files and nothing else. 
Generally, that's all that's required if something has got stuck in the
cache and is confusing things.  And it shouldn't cause another problem,
in itself, the browser will just refetch what it needs when you visit a
site again.

You might have to clear cookies, which would be more a site's problem
than your browser problem, but I'm yet to have to do that (for this
kind of thing).  Of course that almost certainly means anything that
you automatically log into without having to type your password again,
will require you to do that.  But the chances are that the auto-fill in
feature will supply the names and passes with you just having to start
typing in your logon name.

The site settings thing is a new one on me.  I think it's just when
people have customised their browser for a site, rather than customised
a site through their browser.  e.g. You've picked dark mode, or changed
font sizing.

There's a separate preferences for deleting cookies on exit, with a
pop-up window for exceptions.  You could look into that.

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