In the last episode (Dec 08), [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> Hi all
> 
> How can i make a tail -f <file> and show the results in a web page with
> out having to reload the page every N seconds
> 
> i am using PHP in a script like:
> 
> <?php
> $error_log = '/var/log/apache/log';
> passthru ("tail -f  $error_log");
> ?>

The following 3-line CGI works fine:

#! /bin/sh
printf "Content-type: text/plain\r\n\r\n"
tail -f /var/log/messages

If you want a PHP solution, try a php mailinglist.

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        Dan Nelson
        [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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