output buffering.

[runelore]

Hi, here is what I want....
I wiant to make a search on the database using my search engine (i already have this). what I want to do is to have all the results returned and formated before I output it to the screen... I want this because when someone does a big search, the list populates while onscreen... what I want is to display "searching.." and then when the search is complete, display the results... I have tried ob_start and othe output buffering stuff but can't get it working. please help.... thanks for any help...

[NiXXeD]

Just make sure you're not using any other output before you start OB... Link to a small static page that says searching and have that redirect to the real results page, and have the results page fully buffered, meaning have ob_start up at the top of the file...and ob_end_flush at the end...

[runelore]

thanks for replying and I have tried that, I have put "ob_start();" at the beginning of the file and "ob_end_flush();" at the end of the file and it just doesn't work... Is there any reason that this shouldn't work?.. thanks again....