[PHP] Max execution time while doing DB queries

2005-09-22 Thread Jeroen Geusebroek
Hi, I was wondering how i can limit a script from waiting too long for a database query to return. The problem is that it will wait an infinite time while performing a query on a database when there is for example a lock on a table. I want it to exit/fail when a set amount of time has passed. se

RE: [PHP] Max execution time while doing DB queries

2005-09-22 Thread Michael Sims
Jeroen Geusebroek wrote: > I was wondering how i can limit a script from waiting too long for > a database query to return. > > The problem is that it will wait an infinite time while performing a > query on a database when there is for example a lock on a table. I > want it to exit/fail when a set

Re: [PHP] Max execution time while doing DB queries

2005-09-22 Thread Jeroen Geusebroek
On 9/22/05, Michael Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What RDBMS are you using? If you are using Postgres you can use > pg_send_query() > which is non-blocking. I don't think the other database backends/php drivers > support such functionality, but I could be wrong... Maybe someone else knows

RE: [PHP] Max execution time while doing DB queries

2005-09-22 Thread Michael Sims
Jeroen Geusebroek wrote: > For this application i'm using a MSSQL database. There is an ini > setting (mssql.timeout) which should do what i want but afiak doesn't > work. It defaults to 60 which i assume are seconds. > > My app has had times that it was waiting way longer then that before > it die

Re: [PHP] Max execution time while doing DB queries

2005-09-22 Thread Jeroen Geusebroek
On 9/22/05, Michael Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What platform/driver? If Linux, are you using FreeTDS and if so what > version? It > looks like the timeout is handled in the TDS library, not at the PHP level. > I did > some poking through the FreeTDS mailing list archives and it seems t

Re: [PHP] Max execution time while doing DB queries

2005-09-22 Thread Jeroen Geusebroek
On 9/22/05, Michael Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/freetds/2005q3/018774.html > > According to that it's in 0.64 I'll have it a go tomorrow. Looks hopeful! Will let you know. -- Jeroen -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit