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@NogDogApr 11.2021 — #Guess what, the PHP code runs on the web server, not in the browser. You should use JavaScript if you want something like that to happen in the browser. @NogDogApr 14.2021 — #The
There are ways that _might_ get around this by using output buffering functions, but even then the web server may still do its own buffering, in which case it might not matter. This might work, but it might not:
sleep() Function Mystery
Folks,
This is just ridiculous.
Let’s say you want your screen to echo ‘1’.
Then 2-5 secs later, echo ‘2’.
How’d you write the code ? Like this ?
[code]
<?php
echo ‘1’;
sleep(rand(2,5));
echo ‘2’;
die;
?>
Guess what ?
When I load the page, browser echoes no ‘1’ and waits 2-5 secs and then echoes simultaneously: 12.
Why ?
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@NogDogApr 14.2021 — #The sleep()There are ways that _might_ get around this by using output buffering functions, but even then the web server may still do its own buffering, in which case it might not matter. This might work, but it might not:
[code=php]
<?php
echo "<p>1</p>";
ob_flush(); // flush whatever is in the buffer so far
sleep(2);
echo "<p>2</p>";
[/code]