Re: Re: skinning a cat (was: Individual bulk e-mails - performance question)

On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 09:44 +0200, Per Jessen wrote: > Robert Cummings wrote: > > >> >> #!/bin/sh > >> >> while true > >> >> do > >> >> <yourscript> > >> >> sleep 300 > >> >> done > >> > > >> > I accomplish the same with cron scripts by using locks with expiry. > >> > >> got an example? my cat skinning skills need to be improved, the cat > >> won't like it but screw the cat, right? > > > [snip code] > > I implemented my own lock class which uses directory creation and the > > return value to determine if the lock was successful. Unlike file > > creation (or so I read several years ago) directory creation is atomic > > and works across NFS. As an added benefit, I'm able to store lock > > related data into the lock directory as files. > > I'm probably old fashioned, but to me all that stuff is way overkill. I > also tend to think that synchronizing scripts is a job for the shell, > not PHP. > > lockfile=/var/lock/<xxxx>/file > # clear out a lock older than 60mins > find $lockfile -cmin +60 | xargs rm > test ! -f $lockfile && ( > touch $lockfile > <run some php> > rm -f $lockfile > ) Try running that on windows. Cheers, Rob. -- http://www.interjinn.com Application and Templating Framework for PHP