[Activating html changes]

Thanks!   I'll give it a shot.. 

[Activating html changes]

I am very new to PHP.  My assignment is to add states to a list that appears on various pages of the web site.  I have located the appropriate html files, made the changes and ensured they (the files) were placed in the correct directories.  When I open the html files directly, everything is good.  When I open the webpages thru the site, I get the old versions.  The server is remote and in production.  Can anyone tell me how to activate those changes so the modifications will appear? 

(Simplistic, I know, but I'm a newbie!) 

 

Thanks! 

boss1b