Re: problem using flock()

On 01/13, jeremy brand rearranged the electrons to read: > Hello 10,000 Screaming Monkeys, > (Sorry, I couldn't resist!) 's alright. That's what it's there for. ;) > You should test the return value of flock(), not just run it. It is > designed to tell you whether or not something is safe to do, and since > you are not testing the result, you are simply ignoring what it is > trying to tell you. > > I have a small script that uses flock(): > http://www.nirvani.net/software/dr-fun/ Thanks! That's a good, basic example to help get me started. I am intentionally not using a database for the logging, because it doesn't make much sense to add the overhead just to increment a number on a single line of a file whenever something's downloaded. Thanks, also, to Mukul Sabharwal for your suggestion. I'll give them both a try and see what works best in my environment. Regards, Jamie -- Nurse! I spy gypsies! Run! <php@in-flux.org> (Single purpose Email address)