Re: Re: close the browser

On 24 June 2014 21:13, Shawn McKenzie <shawn@mckenzies.net> wrote: > DELETE FROM php-general WHERE > from = 'hadi' OR from = > 'almarzuki2011@ > hotmail.com' > > > On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Jim Giner <jim.giner@albanyhandball.com> > wrote: > >> On 6/24/2014 2:53 PM, Tim Streater wrote: >> >>> On 24 Jun 2014 at 17:43, Stuart Dallas <stuart@3ft9.com> wrote: >>> >>> I'm yet to hear of a legitimate reason to want some PHP to execute when >>>> a user closes the browser, so chances are there's a better way to achieve >>>> what he actually wants. >>>> >>> >>> I use that in my app. If the user has been typing into an editing window, >>> and >>> >> then closes the browser window, they will expect that what they typed will >> show >> up again when they restart the app. I use the onbeforeunload event in the >> browser to handle this, along with a (rare) synchronous >> ajax request to run a PHP termination script. >> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers -- Tim >>> >>> Really - you expect something that was being typed just before closing >> to be (magically?) present when you re-open the browser to that page? >> >> I would never expect something like to occur in any kind of computer >> application that (most likely) has procedures to be followed to properly >> use that page and save that data before closing it. Failure to follow the >> rules and an abrupt closure of the page/browser should not retain whatever >> I was doing and I can't fault it. >> >> Granted - you are doing this for you appls. but the mere fact that you >> have done so surprises me. I would never think to provide that service on >> my appls. >> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> Shawn, Please do not top post to this list. Cheers Tim -- Course View Towers, Plot 21 Yusuf Lule Road, Kampala T +256 (0) 312 314 418 M +256 (0) 752 963 325 www.weberpafrica.com @TimSchofield2 Blog: http://weberpafrica.blogspot.co.uk/