#24954 [Asn]: Mirror Selection Override

ID: 24954 User updated by: php at sharpdreams dot com Reported By: php at sharpdreams dot com Status: Assigned Bug Type: Website problem Operating System: n/a PHP Version: Irrelevant Assigned To: goba New Comment: What about a script that runs on the main php server every 5 minutes that attempts to download an image or file from each mirror. If it doesn't respond in a reasonable amount of time, assume it "down" for 5 minutes and try again in the next run. When someone goes to www.php.net and has a mirror override on, if that server is down, redirect them to another mirror. This could also be worked into a script that emails a mirror's owner when it detects it as "down." Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-08-06 03:09:22] goba@php.net This was in planning, though not yet implemented. I will look into this as soon as I have time. BTW the main consern about this is that if the mirror is down, then you will not be able to get to any page through PHP.net (unless you know that exact URLs will not redirect you and/or that you can set your prefences at any mirror site). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-08-05 14:35:31] php at sharpdreams dot com Description: ------------ Lately the mirror that php.net automatically selects for me has been running extremely slow. It appears that php.net thinks that that it is directing me to the closest mirror. The closest mirror may not be the fastest mirror for my ISP. I tried to locate a feature (on my php.net) to designate a mirror but could not find one, only a language over-ride. I suggest that an option be put in place (kept track of via cookie) that allows users to force a mirror. That way, I can force my mirror to be us3.php.net and still be able to type in www.php.net/ and be redirected to my prefered mirror. Yes, I realize that I can type in us3.php.net every time, but if I follow a link, etc, it still directs me to the "closest" mirror. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=24954&edit=1