Re: simpleXML - simplexml_load_file() timeout?

On Mon, 2006-04-10 at 20:52, darren kirby wrote: > quoth the Richard Lynch: > > Perhaps, then, you should: > > maintain a list of URLs and acceptable "age" of feed. > > Attempt to snag the new content upon visit, if the content is "old" > > Show the "old" content if the feed takes longer than X seconds. > > I really do like this idea, as I would rather use an old feed than just print > "Feed unavailable" as I have it now. > > > You'll STILL need a timeout, which, unfortunately, means you are stuck > > rolling your own solution with http://php.net/fsockopen > > because all > > the "simple" solutions pretty much suck in terms of network timeout. > > > > :-( > > > > It would be REALLY NIFTY if fopen and friends which understand all > > those protocols of HTTP FTP HTTPS and so on, allowed one to set a > > timeout for URLs, but they don't and nobody with the skills to change > > that (not me) seems even mildly interested. :-( :-( :-( > > I am interested, but I don't have the skills either... > > > Since I've already written a class that does something like what you > > want, or maybe even exactly what you want, I might as well just > > provide the source, eh? > > > > http://l-i-e.com/FeedMulti/FeedMulti.phps > > Thanks for that, it looks like interesting code, if not a little over my head. > I am just a duffer here. I will certainly play with it some more. As for > curl, I realized I didn't add curl support myself, so I am rebuilding PHP > now... > > When I do get something figured out I will post results here. Problem is, with > either method I need to find a feed that is slow to test with. If I test it > with a bunk url it will just 404 immediately right? Is there a way to > simulate a slow connection? For sure ;) Pull your ethernet cable out. Doesn't get much slower :D Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'