Re: File Write Operation Slows to a Crawl....

Hi Shawn: Yes, good idea, I agree Thanks.... Fred > fschnittke@execulink.com wrote: >> Thanks Paul and Shawn: >> >> I can't answer the Why's in your posts, as this is literally my first >> attempt at PHP, but I will investigate your response and refine my code >> accordingly. >> >> What I did find is that by replacing the following code: >> >> $fhandle = fopen("/ramdrive/import_file.txt", "w"); >> foreach($new_format as $data) { >> fputs($fhandle, "$data"); >> } >> fclose($fhandle); >> >> >> with this code: >> >> $fp = fopen('data.txt', 'a'); >> fwrite($fp, $new_format[$each_rec]); >> fclose($fp); >> >> The parsing finished literally, within seconds. I don't have to worry >> about anyone else opening this file, so I think this should work ok. >> >> Thanks for your help.... >> >> >> Fred Schnittke >> >> >> ---------------------------- >> Powered by Execulink Webmail >> http://www.execulink.com/ >> > Good job! I posted a minute ago with 2 options, but for your fix I > would recommend the following: > > // move this before your while() > $fp = fopen('data.txt', 'w'); //notice the 'w' now > > // move this after the } that ends your while > fclose($fp); > > Should save even more time because you're not opening and closing the > file each time through the while(). > > -- > Thanks! > -Shawn > http://www.spidean.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > ---------------------------- Powered by Execulink Webmail http://www.execulink.com/