Remote file copying and execution time limit

[bloogis]

Hi,

I'm trying to copy a file from remote server with copy(), but this usually exceeds 30 sec time limit and I get a fatal error. I'd like to know if there's any other way to solve this than increase time limit. Maybe it is possible to launch a separate thread for this process, so that script wouldn't wait for file being copied. Any suggestions?

Thanks, Justas

[phparion]

you can use set_time_limit(0); to avoid time outs. Also you can use exact amount of seconds in it for example set_time_limit(120); means two minutes. remember this doesn't work in safe mode.

[Habtom]

Maybe it is possible to launch a separate thread for this process, so that script wouldn't wait for file being copied

Yes, running it in a background could be the solution:
exec("cp -r /var/www/remotesite /var/localcopy");

[phparion]

do we need an Ampersand (&) sign at the end of the command to make it run in the background?

[edited by: coopster at 11:17 am (utc) on July 3, 2007]
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