Re: database abstraction layer

and after the sleep(rand(1,3)) it might need a short loop like this; $rnd = rand(1,99999); $a=0; for ($i=0; $i<$rnd; $i++) { $a++ } to further randomize the retry attempt.. On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Rene Veerman <rene7705@gmail.com> wrote: > i haven't had the pleasure yet of writing for sites that generate so many > hits/sec that > they'd update the max value of any table at exactly the same time. > > i usually ask for the max value about 2 milliseconds before doing the > insert. > And if the insert fails, i can auto-retry via a wrapper function after > sleep(rand(1,3)); > I dare say i could work this way at facebook <g> (not that i really want > to, happy with where i am) > > > On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Ashley Sheridan <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk > > wrote: > >> On Tue, 2010-02-02 at 23:19 +0100, Rene Veerman wrote: >> >> function getMax($table, $field) >> >> >> If I saw this sort of code I'd be appalled! It's possibly the worst way to >> get the auto increment value. You won't notice it testing the site out on >> your own, but all hell will break loose when you start getting a lot of >> hits, and two people cause an auto increment at the same time! >> >> Thanks, >> Ash >> http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk >> >> >> >