PHP or Browser Timeout?

[Barry]

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Hi all, I need a little help with timeout errors.
I'm not sure if its the browser timing out or the php script.


I have written a script to extract the datafiles from my networks but I have to do them one at a time, as when i try to loop through all the merchants in one go - the script timesout and causes it to stop.
I have set my php timeout to a really high value, and was wondering if explorer had a - timeout value?

So I suppose my question(s) are:-

Is there anyway to execute a php script that will take 15 - 20 to run in a browser (and is there another means to execute a php file?)

And - What is the php equiviant of (in asp) - < % onerror resume next % >?

Thanks all.

[rogerlittin]

Hi,

Instead of setting the time limit to a high value, try this at the beginning of your script.

set_time_limit(0); 

It disables the time limit.

With PHP you can define your own error handling function and call it with

set_error_handler(error_function); 

It disables the main php error handling function so you are responsible for all aspects of handling the error including die(). If the function returns to the main script then it will resume where it left off.

The time limit should help so you shouldn't have to resort to writing your own error functions.

Hope this helps.

Roger.

[Barry]

Cheers Roger

[darrenw]

If your hosting provider gives you access to the shell, then it might be worth running these data file upload scripts from there instead...

You can run php scripts from the shell as follows:

php scriptname.php <parameter> <parameter>

For example, I've written a script as follows:

php getfeed.php aw 318 download

This basically gets the csv file for merchant ID 318 from Affiliate Window (without the parameter download it will insert the data from the csv file stored in gz format locally on the server - just in case something goes wrong!)

Thanks,
Darren.

[Barry]

Cheers darrenw

i have access to the shell, do I just place the php file in the same directory as the php.exe?

Ta

[darrenw]

You can put the script wherever you want, but make sure you put the path to the php executable as the first line in the script as follows:

#!/usr/local/bin/php -q 

Regards,
Darren.

[Barry]

Sorry forgot to mention that I am on Windows

I will have a mess around using the 'raw' php.exe though. I'll have a look around php.net to see if there is anything more.

Thanks