Exclude one phtml file from cache

Question

How should I go about creating a list of phtml files that I would like to be excluded from the standard magento caching system?

*Some Context: I have a search bar in the header of a magento site. When a search term is entered another php file is rendered through ajax with a list of relevant results. When I turn off the block cache it works perfectly but when I don't turn it off the list of results appear as normal but if you click on them they all bring you to the same product. So unless I'm missing something I assume removing this phtml file from cache will fix my problems.

Answer 1

For that you need to set the Caching lifetime of the black behind it to zero. Inchoo did an article about this I used a long while back.

Basically you need to the following to the block

protected function _construct()
{
   $this->addData(array(
      'cache_lifetime' => 3600,
      'cache_tags'     => array(Mage_Catalog_Model_Product::CACHE_TAG),
      'cache_key'      => $this->getProduct()->getId(),
   ));
}

But please, read the article, it'll help you