Re: Asynchronous PHP Execution

On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 6:01 AM, Waynn Lue <waynnlue@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a system where a user clicks on a button which causes rows to > be inserted in to the database. I'd also like to run some lengthier > post-processing on those rows, but don't want to put it in the > critical path of the rows being inserted and returning to the user. > What's the best way to either batch up these other actions, or pass > them to a thread or other asynchronous process to do the second part > of the action? Can you just run this via a cron or Scheduled Task? Just have a boolean column that distinguishes new rows as unprocessed, and flip the flag when the cron script processes the row. -- </Daniel P. Brown> Sent from an airport terminal in Cincinnati Airport, waiting for a flight back to Scranton, Pa.