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Why the same url with different parameters over-ride, the TAB opened before?

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When I call from some page http://example.com/index.php?id=1, the page opens in new tab, but when I call from that same page (or different) url http://example.com/index.php?id=2 it over-ride tab where is opened id=1. index.php title is example - $id (so it's unique with every request).

When I call from some page http://example.com/index.php?id=1, the page opens in new tab, but when I call from that same page (or different) url http://example.com/index.php?id=2 it over-ride tab where is opened id=1. index.php title is example - $id (so it's unique with every request).

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If a link specifies a target then such a link is opened in the tab or window with this name if you left-click such a link.
If you want to open the link in a new tab then you can middle-click such link.

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But isn't that different link?

example.com/index.php?id=1 example.com/index.php?id=2

Tab name is also different (as page title).

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If you click a link on a web page then the HTML code can contain other attributes and if a target window is specified then it will be used if you use a default left-click. The actual URL doesn't matter.

Firefox also have a Switch to Tab feature in the location bar drop down list to prevent opening a new tab with the same URL. In such a case you can press Shift or Alt while an entry is highlighted to see the URL.

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Are you the author of the page with the two links? To ensure that both launch in their own tab, make sure you've set target="_blank" in the link or use window.open(url, "_blank").

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I aam the author of webpage where link is pointing, but I cannot check by myself if the links are having "_blank" parameter because that web page is java based.

But if will ask those programers.