Re: [PHP] Persistent flag in memory

Op 2/11/10 6:34 AM, Teus Benschop schreef:
> On Thu, 2010-02-11 at 05:53 +0000, Jochem Maas wrote:
>> whatever it is that your trying to do, it sounds like one of two things:
>>
>> 1. you have hosting that is unsuitable for your needs
>> 2. you are tackling the problem incorrectly
>>
>> at any rate, as far I'm concerned, you should never have a long running
>> php process via a web server. (obviously this is the point that someone
>> posts a brilliant use case to prove me wrong ;-)
>>
>> could you detail what is is you're actuallt trying to do, chances are people
>> have:
>>
>> a. got a better alternative
>> b. already invented the particular wheel you're trying to build
>> c. you really do need shell (or even just control panel) access to run a cron job
>>
> 
> What I am trying to achieve is to have a php script run once a minute
> and do a few tasks. There are some constraints:
> - Users usually install the php application on their local machines, be
> it Linux, Windows, or Macintosh.
> - The application is defined as needing zero-configuration, i.e. it runs
> out of the box.

much too vague. no mention of a webserver ... zero-config and needing to install
are somewhat mutually exclusive.

I still have the feeling you're using the wrong tool for the job somehow,
I may be wrong or drunk or both ;)

> 
> Teus.
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