"Leif K-Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I need a way to keep the script running on the server, but control to
> the user. I'm doing some lengthy processes on the server, and it seems
> stupid to keep the user waiting pointlessly. I'm trying to do something
> like:
> <?php
> if(array_key_exists('secondrun',$_GET)){
> print "Processing complete!";
> exit;
> }
> header("Location:
> http://{$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']}{$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']}?secondrun=1");
> //Do long processing here
> ?>
> but it waits till the long processing is done, and then redirects. Is
> there another way to do this?
As you are asking this question, i presume your processing does not return
anything that you would need on this page. Here is a simple solution for
linux/unix based systems.
You put your processing into a command line scirpt (passing it varibles that
u need with $argv ) and call the scirpt like this :
system("./yourscirpt.php &"); // & will cause the script to go in the
background, thus u will get control of your script immideately.
I dont know how one can put things in the background on a win machine, but
thats the idea.
HTH
gamin.
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