PHP循环超出浏览器断开连接？

Question

I want to have a simple PHP script that loops to do something every ten minutes. It would be hosted offsite, and I would activate it via my browser. I don't have access to the server other than my web space, so 'cron' as such isn't an option.

(I'm happy to have this stop after a certain time or number of job cycles. I just need it to continue running after I point the browser away from the page script.)

Is such a thing possible? Thanks.

Answer 1

PHP scripts timeout after a certain amount of time - they're not designed for long-running programs. You'll have to find some way to prod it every ten minutes.

Have a look at set_time_limit.

This is from the above page:

You can do set_time_limit(0); so that the script will run forever - however this is not recommended and your web server might catch you out with an imposed HTTP timeout (usually around 5 minutes).