Re: Threading objects

So your problem has nothing to do with threading. What you need an an asynchronous way to connect to multiple sockets and deal with responses as they become available. See php.net/socket_select -Rasmus On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, Kris wrote: > Is it possible to some how thread a php script threw apache. There has to be > something you can do, it seems there is always something you can do :) > What I want is the following. > I administer a mailing list that has a few hundred thousand subscribed > recipients. > I've written a script that runs threw the DB and validates the email > address. > First by format then by connecting to the mail server. > This script takes way to long to run as it has to do one at a time. > I want to some how thread this so it can be validating multiple emails at a > time. > Please excuse my ignorance on the subject my web programming experience is > rather limited. > > Thanks > > Kris > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rasmus Lerdorf" <rasmus@lerdorf.com> > To: "Kris" <kreid2@bigpond.net.au> > Cc: "W. Enserink" <enserink@pdd.nl>; "PHP List" > <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 1:04 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP] Threading objects > > > > > All I'm really asking is how do you initiate threading with PHP? > > > A small example would be nice > > > > You don't. This is a web scripting language, not Java. > > > > -Rasmus > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > >