[SOLVED] Execution persistence -or- while(TRUE);

[BobSmith]

Could someone tell me or point me to where I can learn about execution-persistence (as opposed to data-persistence)?

 

Simplified -- How long does the following "pseudo" script execute when a browser is pointed to it?:

 

<?php

while(TRUE){}

?>

 

Forever?  Until a certain timeout?

 

A more practical example is a php script "running indefinitely" aggregating data from various URLs into a database at 12 midnight every day or some other timed interval.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Bob

 

[DarkWater]

The default PHP timeout is 30 seconds.  You wouldn't do it like that though, as it would waste a lot of resources just looping indefinitely.  Use a cron job.

[BobSmith]

Thanks for the reply ....... CRON Job -- Makes sense