Problems with a simple script

--- Received from FPU.WHITES1 799 3703 30-10-01 17:28 -> IN=php-windows@lists.php.net I tried this from C++ once a couple of years ago and had the same problem. Wait until you get that bit working, then you'll find that sometimes windows caches network connection information, and even when the box at the other end is back up again the connection still fails for an hour 8-) <bows_head_in_shame> To get it working in the end I shelled out to the real PING program, piped the output to a file, and just checked it for the text "Reply from". Sad I know but it DID WORK! 8-) </bows_head_in_shame> -Steve ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: mstew@one.net To: php-windows@lists.php.net Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:24:11 -0500 Subject: [PHP-WIN] Problems with a simple script I put together this simple script but seem to be having problems with it. All the script does is ping an IP addy and then replies back if it is up or down. The problem is with the fsockopen command. It seems if the IP is up it works fine, only when the IP is offline does it hang at that point in the script. It will hang forever at this point or until the default timeout (30 sec.) in the php.ini file. Does anyone no of a fix or a work around for this? Thanks for the help! #!c:\php <? $description_x = "11.64.68.162"; $port_x = "7"; $ptime_x = "10"; $status1 = "UP"; $status2="$description_x unreachable"; $file = fsockopen($description_x,$port_x,$errno,$errstr,$ptime_x); if (!$file) //Used for debugging echo "$status1"; else echo "$status2"; //end debugging -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net This e-mail may contain confidential information and/or copyright material. This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee only. Any unauthorised use may be unlawful. If you receive this e-mail by mistake please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software. Friends Provident Marketing Group consists of the following companies: Friends Provident Life and Pensions Limited. Registered number 4096141. Friends' Provident Unit Trust Managers Limited. Registered number 970641 FP Life Assurance Limited. Registered number 782698 Friends Provident Pensions Limited. Registered number 475201 Friends Ivory & Sime Managed Pensions Funds Limited. Registered number 1020044 Registered and Head Office of each of the above companies is at Pixham End, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1QA. Registered in England. Incorporated companies limited by shares. Ivory & Sime Trustlink Limited. Registered number 151198 Registered and Head Office: One Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DZ. Registered in Scotland. Incorporated company limited by shares. Companies within this Group transact life assurance, pension, permanent health, unit trust and investment trust business All are regulated by the Personal Investment Authority. Friends' Provident Unit Trust Managers Limited is also regulated by IMRO.