Re: Is php even right for this design?

I don't know if this is possible, but in VB (I'd like to find something similar in php) I would open a record set, and then filter / unfilter it for similar issues (in a loop). I'm assuming you could use a similar approach somehow in php. "Robert Cummings" <robert.cummings@webmotion.com> wrote in message news:3D8B3D41.CB2C1D66@webmotion.com... > Beau Hartshorne wrote: > > > > > The admin users will need to run long processes that take about > > > 5-15 minutes each. They cannot timeout and they must be done > > throughout the day > > > while general users are working in the application as well. Is > > > there a big problem with this? What steps should I take to ensure > > > these long processes complete and do not timeout. > > > > What about turning these long processes into perl scripts or C programs > > that can be exec()ed? They'll probably run faster, and they won't time > > out. > > > > I've never done this myself. It's just a suggestion -- does it make > > sense to do it this way? > > Best would be a PHP extension since it wouldn't need to be constantly reloaded :) > > Cheers, > Rob. > -- > .-----------------. > | Robert Cummings | > :-----------------`----------------------------. > | Webdeployer - Chief PHP and Java Programmer | > :----------------------------------------------: > | Mail : mailto:robert.cummings@webmotion.com | > | Phone : (613) 731-4046 x.109 | > :----------------------------------------------: > | Website : http://www.webmotion.com | > | Fax : (613) 260-9545 | > `----------------------------------------------'