Refreshing php page whilst looping through array

dean_e_boy · 6 Oct 2008 at 19:18

Hi all,

Wonder whether anyone can assist. I am loopig through many tables in a database and doing a count of rows, as I go through each table I want to tell the user what table I am counting and then the count. Is this possible?

I am using PHP, any pointers would be fantastic

Many Thanks in advance

Dean

unwashed potato! · 6 Oct 2008 at 21:00

you wouldn't be able to do a timed refresh (afaik) with just php. you'll need to use javascript for this or ajax which is basically javascript any way just a little tiny bit more harder but much much better then what i can think with just javascript.

Dj_Jestar · 7 Oct 2008 at 01:32

www.php.net/flush

Dano · 7 Oct 2008 at 10:25

Mammalian said:
you wouldn't be able to do a timed refresh (afaik) with just php. you'll need to use javascript for this or ajax which is basically javascript any way just a little tiny bit more harder but much much better then what i can think with just javascript.

You can but it's a little awkward, bounce the loop between two php pages with url encoded pointers for loop position, mind you there's probably many many reasons not to...

probedb · 7 Oct 2008 at 13:32

Dj_Jestar said:
www.php.net/flush

What he said....just have one page and flush the buffer when you are done.