Re: Unstoppable Script Execution

On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 14:30 -0400, Steven Staples wrote: > Ok, this is my first post here. I have been writing in PHP for about 7 > years or so now, I am not an expert, but I do pretend to be one :P > > ANYWAY, my client and I have been working on a strange issue that I cannot > seem to pin point, or replicate, not to mention, it has no rhyme or reason > for it to happen except if maybe the user submits a form, and their internet > connection "hiccups" or the script terminates. > > Some times, the submitted form can have probably more information than it > should, and the script is doing more than it should, so the execution time > may take upwards of a few seconds to a minute or so. > > My question is, is the function/setting: > Ignore_user_abort(true); > Going to possibly fix my issue? > > Could I combine that with: > Ignore_user_abort(true); > Set_time_limit(900); # 15 minutes, JUST INCASE of a problem! > > So that if after 15 minutes, if the script has gone CRAZY, it will at least > not run forever? > > Any help? Ideas? Is this a good idea? > > Steven Staples > > > > The manual entry for this suggests it does exactly what you need it to, so I would go out on a limb and say yes in this case. A timer might not be such a good idea for all scripts, but maybe some that you know should not run above a certain duration. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk