Re: Stopping the browser from continuing to load

Try this: header("Connection: close"); Or: Register_ShutDown_Function(); Regards, [ niveus ] "Adam Whitehead" <Adam.Whitehead@compsm.com.au> wrote in message news:OF83FEDF71.6522F880-ON69256AEA.001EA3D9@compsm.com.au... > Hi All- > > I have a script in which I use ignore_user_abort() to perform some > extensive processing that > can take a few hours which there is no need for users to wait for. > > I display a message saying their submission is complete and continue to run > the PHP script > in the background. It doesn't matter if they close their browser or > whatever, as the script continues > to run. > > My problem is, I want the browser to stop waiting for more output from the > script. It confuses people > when it says you may now close the browser when the icon in the top right > is still moving and the progress > bar is still moving. > > Is there any way in PHP (or even Javascript) that I can tell the browser to > close the connection > (ie. the equivalent of hitting the stop button). > > Apparently "window.stop()" in javascript works in Netscape Navigator but > not in IE. I really need this to > work in IE (and it only need be IE!). > > Any ideas? > > PS/ Not really keen on running a cron job to do the same thing when it > would be easier just to stop > the browser from loading. > > -Adam >