In that case, I'd think seriously about setting up a daemon process to monitor the directory structure and update the html when it detects changes.
Under Win32 I'd use Win32::ChangeNotify. There is a similar facility (PAM?) under Linux I believe.
Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
Lingua non convalesco, consenesco et abolesco. -- Rule 1 has a caveat! -- Who broke the cabal?
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
The "good enough" maybe good enough for the now, and perfection maybe unobtainable, but that should not preclude us from striving for perfection, when time, circumstance or desire allow.