Re: php output fills apache buffer for clients with slow internet connections

On Tue, April 19, 2005 2:13 am, Martin Mandl said: > Therefore (finally) here come the questions: > Is there a way to control the output speed of the php script according > to the actual download speed between the browser and the server? > Or is there a way to monitor the memory usage of the apache process (to > slow down the data output when it increases)? > Or is writing my own socket to act as web server a solution (is it > possible to monitor the connection speed this way)? > Or what should I do else? Perhaps you should consider making the files available via FTP. And perhaps even in, say, 10Meg chunks, using command line split. Cuz if I have to download 100Meg through HTTP over a modem, I ain't gonna do it. Also consider this: If the end goal of your user is to put this file somewhere else, on another server, maybe give dial-up users the option of not downloading it at all, but give them an SSL page to put in one-time throw-away never-stored username/password/domain/path and their choice of FTP, SCP, SFTP and then *you* copy the file from your server to their server for them. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm