I just made the same test with IIS/PHP on Windows 2000 system and the problem described previously doesn't occur. Looks like an Apache problem then.
I've read that Internet Explorer is using only two connection / server. Maybe it has something to do with that. Thanks Vincent "Evan Nemerson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > It's only IE? Perhaps IE keeps connections in a global structure and tries to > use already established connections, regardless of which window you're using? > It's just a guess, but it seems logical- it would cut down on TCP handshake > waste, but one window could effectively DoS another. I wonder what would > happen on multi-user installations of windows...? Anyone got a box the could > test on? > > > On Wednesday 25 February 2004 06:30 pm, Vincent Bouret wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have this strange problem. I have Apache 1.3.28 on Windows XP Home SP1 > > with PHP 4.3.4 as a module: > > > > httpd.conf > > LoadModule php4_module c:/php/sapi/php4apache.dll > > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php > > AddType application/x-httpd-php .phtml > > > > //After a list of modules > > AddModule mod_php4.c > > > > Let's say I have test.php that does nothing more than sleeping for 30 > > seconds: > > <?php > > sleep(30); > > ?> > > <html> > > content > > </html> > > > > When I open up this script in IE with http://localhost/test.php and within > > the 30 seconds sleep I try to load another file with .php extension > > (regardless of whether there are some php statements or not in the file) on > > the same localhost server with another IE window, IE or Apache hangs until > > the first script is done and then gives output of the second script. > > > > The thing is that when I connect to Apache manually with Telnet during the > > same 30 seconds and I request a PHP script, I get the answer immediately. > > > > I've tried almost everything, Apache 2.0, PHP5, disabling Keep-Alive in > > Apache, nothing works. > > > > What am I doing wrong? Is that a natural behaviour. > > > > Thanks for your help, > > Vincent > > -- > Evan Nemerson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://coeusgroup.com/en > > -- > "...the whole idea of revenge and punishment is a childish daydream. Properly > speaking, there is no such thing as revenge. Revenge is an act which you want > to commit when you are powerless and because you are powerless: as soon as > the sense of impotence is removed, the desire evaporates also. " > > -George Orwell -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php