Multithreading

[Tormod Fjeldskår]

I need a cross-platform way to execute PHP-scripts in multiple threads.
The only way I can think of is to exploit the webserver this way:

1. Store the thread's code in a separate script (e.g. thread.php)
2. Put ignore_user_abo rt(true) in this script
3. Make a HTTP request for thread.php to the webserver
4. Close the connection immediately
5. Continue in my initial script

Is this the most convenient way of solving the problem, or does anyone
have better solutions for this problem?

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[Chung Leong]

Re: Multithreading

Can't think of anything better. You might want to keep the connection in
your initial script, since Apache would send a SIG_KILL to PHP, running as
CGI, when the connection gets dropped. Thread.php can use the connection as
a way to communicate its progress back to the initial script. Something like
this:

$thread = fopen("http://localhost/thread.php", "r");
while($s = fgets($thread, 1024)) {
// do some reporting
}
// thread.php is done

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> I need a cross-platform way to execute PHP-scripts in multiple threads.
> The only way I can think of is to exploit the webserver this way:
>
> 1. Store the thread's code in a separate script (e.g. thread.php)
> 2. Put ignore_user_abo rt(true) in this script
> 3. Make a HTTP request for thread.php to the webserver
> 4. Close the connection immediately
> 5. Continue in my initial script
>
> Is this the most convenient way of solving the problem, or does anyone
> have better solutions for this problem?
>
> --
> Tormod Fjeldskår
> tormod@fritidsp roblemer.no
> http://tormod.fritidsproblemer.no/[/color]