RE: [PHP-DEV] register_shutdown_function() question in regards to bug #8395

> This doesn't appear to be a bug. I agree. > Does anybody have an opinion about this? Should the Apache > module be fixed > so that output from the shutdown functions goes through (assuming the > client is still connceted)? I think it should be consist on both the CGI and the SAPI. From the documentation of this function I was under the impression that trying to print things to the browser with it was a big no-no. >> Manual Says... >>Common Pitfalls: >> >>Since no output is allowed to the browser in this function, you will be unable >>to debug it using statements such as print or echo. Chris > > Zeev > > At 18:46 26/12/2000, Chris Newbill wrote: > >Been chatting with Oriol. I'd like to run this buy everyone and > see if my > >assumption is correct. Please see > >http://bugs.php.net?id=8395 for more > >info. > > > >My comments from a previous email. > > > > >I can reproduce this with php 4.0.2 and php 4.0.4 on Win2K. I firmly > >believe > > >that this is because of PHP being a CGI. Cause if you think > about it for a > > >second it makes sense (and now that the holidays are coming to > a close I > >can > > >think =) ). > > > > > >What happens when you call a CGI script?(simplified) > > > > > >(HTTP)Request->(CGI)Request->Action->Cleanup->(HTTP)Cleanup > > > > > >The last cleanup by the web server is able to display the shutdown > >information > > >because the shutdown(CGI->Cleanup) occurs BEFORE the > connection with the > >client >is cut-off and HTTP->Cleanup. When PHP is part of the > web server it > >has more > > >control over the HTTP->Cleanup state, whereas when it is a CGI > it does not. > >Make >sense? > > > > > >There is nothing PHP can do running as CGI to prevent those > print()'s from > >being >displayed on the browser, UNLESS PHP ignores them, which would not > >fly with alot >of people I'm guessing. > > > >I'm not quite sure this is really a bug, I was not able to reproduce it > >except for on Windows 2000/Apache 1.3.14. His production environment is > >Redhat ?.? with PHP running as a CGI. I have duplicated this > environment > >and not been able to reproduce the problem. > > > >Chris Newbill > >Programmer/Analyst > >OneWest.net Inc., > > > > > >-- > >PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > >For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > -- > Zeev Suraski <zeev@zend.com> > CTO & co-founder, Zend Technologies Ltd. http://www.zend.com/ > ͤ$Ž$€rѤËü£ > >