Re: Re: close the browser

On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 12:18 PM, tim@weberpafrica.com <tim@weberpafrica.com > wrote: > 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/ > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > UPDATE php-general SET status = 'deleted', reason= 'top_posting' WHERE from = 'Shawn' OR from = 'shawn@mckenzies.net'