Re: [vox-tech] Alternative to PHP Scripting
On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 11:40:08AM -0700, Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting Gandalf Parker (gand...@community.net): > > > But I am going to save it. If all a person knows is PHP I can see where it > > might be the shortest route. > > The PHP interpreter can also be used locally (e.g., via phpsh) without > involving a Web server at all. Or just 'php' (not 'phpsh', which is an interactive shell for PHP). e.g.: $ php somescript.php or even just put a shebang in at the top of the PHP file, and set it exec, e.g.: $ cat > junk.php #!/usr/bin/php [Ctrl+D] $ chmod 700 junk.php $ ./junk.php Hello world $ -bill! ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Alternative to PHP Scripting
Quoting Gandalf Parker (gand...@community.net): > But I am going to save it. If all a person knows is PHP I can see where it > might be the shortest route. The PHP interpreter can also be used locally (e.g., via phpsh) without involving a Web server at all. (It was more than a little unclear whether the original poster lacked command shell access.) ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Alternative to PHP Scripting
Well, this particular application was for uploading data to a database, and it solved the problem of simultaneous submissions slowing the database server, especially if frustrated users then try to repeatedly resubmit. On Tue, 12 Jul 2011, Gandalf Parker wrote: > On Tue, 12 Jul 2011, Chris Jenks wrote: >> I've solved a similar problem by running the php program as a daemon >> launched by cron and using a web page to give it work by creating a file >> in the /tmp directory. Of course the web page still has to run php to >> create the file. > > WOW. That seems like a creative (and extensive) workaround to get a web > language to run as a cron job. > > But I am going to save it. If all a person knows is PHP I can see where it > might be the shortest route. > > Gandalf Parker > > ___ > vox-tech mailing list > vox-tech@lists.lugod.org > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Alternative to PHP Scripting
On Tue, 12 Jul 2011, Chris Jenks wrote: > I've solved a similar problem by running the php program as a daemon > launched by cron and using a web page to give it work by creating a file > in the /tmp directory. Of course the web page still has to run php to > create the file. WOW. That seems like a creative (and extensive) workaround to get a web language to run as a cron job. But I am going to save it. If all a person knows is PHP I can see where it might be the shortest route. Gandalf Parker ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Alternative to PHP Scripting
On Tue, 12 Jul 2011, Gandalf Parker wrote: > On Mon, 11 Jul 2011, Richard S. Crawford wrote: > >> I've been trying to use PHP to create a backup script that would read >> filenames from a directory, then copy those filenames into a .zip file, then >> delete the original files. I wrote a PHP script to do this, but it seemed to >> spawn so many httpd child processes that the server load skyrocketed and >> users weren't able to get to our website. >> >> So my question is, what other options do I have for performing this sort of >> task? > > Im not seeing what the web interfacing is. Did you want to kick off this > script from the web? You dont have access to a cron file to have it run > at set times? > > But I think any language will handle what you want. Personally Id just > write it in shell script. It doesnt sound like it needs anything beyond > that. Or if it did then Id write it in Basic. Whatever you know. > > Gandalf Parker I've solved a similar problem by running the php program as a daemon launched by cron and using a web page to give it work by creating a file in the /tmp directory. Of course the web page still has to run php to create the file. Chris ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Alternative to PHP Scripting
On Mon, 11 Jul 2011, Richard S. Crawford wrote: > I've been trying to use PHP to create a backup script that would read > filenames from a directory, then copy those filenames into a .zip file, then > delete the original files. I wrote a PHP script to do this, but it seemed to > spawn so many httpd child processes that the server load skyrocketed and > users weren't able to get to our website. > > So my question is, what other options do I have for performing this sort of > task? Im not seeing what the web interfacing is. Did you want to kick off this script from the web? You dont have access to a cron file to have it run at set times? But I think any language will handle what you want. Personally Id just write it in shell script. It doesnt sound like it needs anything beyond that. Or if it did then Id write it in Basic. Whatever you know. Gandalf Parker ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Alternative to PHP Scripting
On 07/11/2011 03:57 PM, Michael Robert Seydel wrote: > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Richard S. Crawford > wrote: >> I've been trying to use PHP to create a backup script that would read >> filenames from a directory, then copy those filenames into a .zip file, then >> delete the original files. I wrote a PHP script to do this, but it seemed to >> spawn so many httpd child processes that the server load skyrocketed and >> users weren't able to get to our website. >> >> So my question is, what other options do I have for performing this sort of >> task? >> >> -- >> Sláinte, >> Richard S. Crawford (rich...@underpope.com) >> http://www.underpope.com > > Being a Python fan, I'd recommend Python. I would in particular use > mod_python for this ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_python ) > although mod_wsgi is the newer toy that might suit your needs better. > I know that mod_python for sure doesn't spawn child processes though, > which solve your particular problem. mod_python is not recommended for new development and is no longer maintained. mod_wsgi is the favored replacement as noted by install instructions for django, trac, pylons etc... Others around here might also say, pick whatever lang you like - Ruby, Haskell, C, Perl or anything else that can be run via cgi scripts (or the new way fastcgi). I could see a quick solution to your particular issue as a bash 10 line or less bash script run via cgi. Enjoy, Alex ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Alternative to PHP Scripting
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Richard S. Crawford wrote: > I've been trying to use PHP to create a backup script that would read > filenames from a directory, then copy those filenames into a .zip file, then > delete the original files. I wrote a PHP script to do this, but it seemed to > spawn so many httpd child processes that the server load skyrocketed and > users weren't able to get to our website. > > So my question is, what other options do I have for performing this sort of > task? > > -- > Sláinte, > Richard S. Crawford (rich...@underpope.com) > http://www.underpope.com Being a Python fan, I'd recommend Python. I would in particular use mod_python for this ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_python ) although mod_wsgi is the newer toy that might suit your needs better. I know that mod_python for sure doesn't spawn child processes though, which solve your particular problem. ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
