Re: mail() & getenv() problems (after 4.1.2 update)...

Keith, can you tell me if you're also having the same issue with getenv() as I am? I am glad it's not just me experiencing this issue, as no-none replied I was beginning to wonder! Paul "Keith Waters" <keithwaters@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:20020308093015.94625.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > I'm having the same problem - > > I've been using the mail() command for quite some time now and it's been > working 100% and executing immediately. > > Suddenly, this morning, it is taking about 60 seconds to send mail, delaying > the display of the php web page by that same amount of time. > > I have checked the mail server and sending mail from the command prompt > (linux) and there is no delay there. > > Does anybody have any clue? I even momentarily downgraded to 4.1.0 to make > sure it wasnt a bug in 4.1.2 > > > "Paul" <paul.mullett@nlightn.co.uk> wrote in message > news:20020307193747.99520.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > Can nobody help? This is so frustrating. I cannot see what's wrong, open > > to ANY suggestions! > > > > Thanks. > > > > Paul > > "Paul" <paul.mullett@nlightn.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:20020307093630.99527.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > Hello, > > > > > > I wonder if anyone can help me with a problem I have. I have some sites > > > hosted on a Cobalt Raq4 server (not sure if this is relevant). I > recently > > > upgraded PHP from a package at www.pkgmaster.com, and since making this > > > upgrade I have problems with PHP that I cannot find the solution to. > > > > > > I have conacted their 'team' who have thus far offered no explanation, > > > saying it must be something else causing these issues with PHP, but I > > > haven't made any more changes, just installed the new PHP version. > > > > > > The problems are with the mail() function taking an AGE to excecute, and > > > environmental HTTP header information not being sent/recieved by > getenv(). > > > > > > Some examples follow.. > > > > > > For example, as an extremely basic example of the mail function going > > slow, > > > this simple script: > > > <? > > > mail("paul.mullett@clicktolearn.co.uk", "Test subject", > > > "Test message"); > > > print "finished!"; > > > ?> > > > > > > Which can be found at > > > http://www.clicktolearn.co.uk/test/mail.php in > > action, > > > ran (as it should do) extremely fast the week before I made the upgrade > > from > > > the packages. Now, as you will see, it runs dog slow. > > > > > > Secondly, the following script shows the lack of headers: > > > http://www.clicktolearn.co.uk/test/ (click the link, > > > so there's a > referer > > > to the script page)... > > > > > > <? > > > function get_http_headers($url, $proto="HTTP/1.0", $timeout=10) { > > > $return = false; > > > if (substr($url,0,7)=="http://") { > > > $url = substr($url,7); > > > } > > > > > > $parts = parse_url("http://".$url); > > > > > > $ips = gethostbynamel($parts["host"]); > > > > > > if ($ips[0]) { > > > $ip = $ips[0]; > > > $host = $parts["host"]; > > > $path = ($parts["path"]) ? $parts["path"] : > > > "/"; > > > $port = ($parts["port"]) ? $parts["port"] : 80; > > > > > > $start = time(); > > > $timeout = $timeout + $start; > > > > > > if($sock = fsockopen($host, $port)) { > > > set_socket_blocking($sock, 0); > > > switch($proto) { > > > case "HTTP/1.1": > > > set_socket_blocking($sock, 1); > > > fputs($sock, sprintf("HEAD %s > > %s\n", > > > $path, $proto)); > > > fputs($sock, sprintf("Host: > > %s\n\n", > > > $host)); > > > break; > > > default: > > > fputs($sock, sprintf("HEAD %s > > > %s\n\n", $path, $proto)); > > > } > > > > > > while(!feof($sock) && $t<$timeout) { > > > $line .= fgets($sock,1); > > > $t = time(); > > > } > > > fclose($sock); > > > $end = time(); > > > > > > if ($t>=$timeout) { > > > $http = parse_output($line); > > > $http["result"] = 502; > > > $http["message"] = "Timed Out"; > > > $http["time_used"] = $end - $start; > > > $return = $http; > > > } elseif($line) { > > > $http = parse_output($line); > > > $http["time_used"] = $end - $start; > > > $return = $http; > > > } > > > } > > > } > > > return $return; > > > } > > > > > > function parse_output($line) { > > > $lines = explode("\n", $line); > > > if(substr($lines[0],0,4)=="HTTP") { > > > list($http["protocol"], $http["result"], > > > $http["message"]) = > > > split("[[:space:]]+",$lines[0],3); > > > } else if(substr($lines[0],0,7)=="Server:") { > > > $http["server"] = substr($lines[0],8); > > > } > > > for ($i=1; $i<count($lines); $i++) { > > > list($key, $val) = split(":[[:space:]]*", $lines[$i],2); > > > $key = strtolower(trim($key)); > > > if ($key) { > > > $http[$key] = trim($val); > > > } else { > > > break; > > > } > > > } > > > return($http); > > > }; > > > var_dump(getallheaders()); > > > print "<br><br>"; > > > > > > var_dump(get_http_headers('http://www.clicktolearn.co.uk/test/testheaders.ph > > > p')); > > > print "<br><br>"; > > > print $HTTP_REFERER; > > > print "<br><br>"; > > > print "<a href='Javascript: > > > history.back();'>Back</a>"; > > > print "<br><br>"; > > > var_dump(getenv($HTTP_REFERER)); > > > ?> > > > > > > Under the "Back" link is the output of: var_dump(getenv($HTTP_REFERER)); > > > Now I know that this was working before the upgrade, as a log in script > I > > > use on the main site uses getenv($HTTP_REFERER) to send them back to > where > > > they came from. This again worked 100% fine before PHP upgrade. > > > > > > Sorry to take up your time, but there is a problem somewhere that has > > > certainly only begun with PHP since I upgraded to 4.1.2, and I dont know > > > what it could be!? > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Paul Mullett > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >