500 - Internal Server Error

[Rusty3]

Why does this:

 

for ($i = 1; $i < 100; $i++) { 
        echo "$i\n";
        sleep(1);
}

 

gets me a 500?!

[Rusty3]

BTW, the same happens with

 

ini_set("max_execution_time", 999999);
set_time_limit(999999); 

 

[Rusty3]

Any clue please? Thanks.

[oni-kun]

You're asking the script to execute infinite times..

 

for ($i = 1; $i <= 100; $i++) {
        echo "$i<br/>\n";
        sleep(1);
}

 

Note you will have to use output buffering and flush() if you wish the echo to actually echo each sleep, and not wait 100 seconds before displaying it all.

[Rusty3]

Thanks, using flush and changing the php.ini file rather than setting using php seems to have worked... now my problem is the output.... trying everything on php.net/flush

 

You're asking the script to execute infinite times..

 

for ($i = 1; $i <= 100; $i++) {
        echo "$i<br/>\n";
        sleep(1);
}

 

Note you will have to use output buffering and flush() if you wish the echo to actually echo each sleep, and not wait 100 seconds before displaying it all.

[oni-kun]

if (ob_get_level() == 0) ob_start();//place this at top of page

for ($i = 1; $i <= 100; $i++) {
        echo "$i<br/>\n";
        echo str_pad('',4096)."\n";   

        ob_flush();
        flush();
        sleep(1);
}

ob_end_flush();

 

Try this Doesn't require any changing of php.ini settings.