oceans Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Dear Friends, I am sending SMTP emails via my PHP page, I am sending about 20 SMTP emails (stress testing) one after another, these emails are sent via a FOR loop (has one MySQL seek for email address in each loop)(with NO forced delay what so ever). I am using the emailing class from “ http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net/ “ Has anyone tried doing what I am doing? Once in a while I get socket related “time out” after a few emails have been sent; some times I get this message after the very first email has been sent. Got I got to set any time related parameters? But I have to tell that the PHP server and email server is not near for this test purposes (each are located in different country). Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTechie Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 PHP versions 4.0.4pl1 and earlier have a bug in which sockets timeout early. You can fix this by re-compiling PHP 4.0.4pl1 with this fix: timeoutfix.diff. Otherwise you can wait for the new PHP release. Personally I Send one mail to myself with BCC all the other members.. saves time and processor unless you NEED each mail to be unique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceans Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 YES, I am sending Unique Emails(20 counts). I am using the Class, beacuse, I need to provide password to email server and I want to send HTML email. How do you think we can get arround this problem? Could this be because the phpserver ans emailserver is thousands of miles apart? But I was told, the page just askes an emailing request to server(20 counts), and the server will take care of the rest, I was also told the request will only last 2 sec the max(each), after which the server will Q the mail for sending, it will send when it is free, but will let go the page (though the mails are not out yet). Please explain my understanding(I may be wrong), do I got to do anything to the PHP server settings or email server settings. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTechie Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 well as this is for "stress testing" i think you found it can't handle 20+ emails in one session.. try upgrading to php5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceans Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 I am PHP 5, Is my understanding on the emailling proceedure correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTechie Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 i read it 3 times it didn't make sense to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceans Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 hahaha (laughing), sorry please tell me you can't believe my situation or the email procedure understanding of mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTechie Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 i have done mass mailing a few times and havn't had the problems you are having.. but without knowing the code used to the servers setup.. i can't say what the problem is as for your "understanding" The pages askes and emailing request to the server.. thats makes no sence also where did the "2 secs the max" come from, seams like it was pull out of you head But I was told, the page just askes an emailing request to server(20 counts), and the server will take care of the rest, I was also told the request will only last 2 sec the max(each), after which the server will Q the mail for sending, it will send when it is free, but will let go the page (though the mails are not out yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceans Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 The pages askes and emailing request to the server.. thats makes no sence I ment the PHP page asks the emailing request to the email server (please correct me) also where did the "2 secs the max" come from, seams like it was pull out of you head I mentioned my problem to my server space provider, he gave me this 2 sec max timing (feel free to correct me) thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTechie Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 PHP makes a request to the mail server, the most common timeouts are 30-90 seconds (of inactivity), the most common problem with timeouts in php are when nothing is sent to the page thus "inactive" have you tried echoing after each mail has been sent eg results email sent to:bob@whatever.com email sent to:bobby@whatever.com email sent to:sam@whatever.com email sent to:sammy@whatever.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceans Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 can I do this echo ""; after each email? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTechie Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 probably why not try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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