Sending Email Probs

[maskme]

Dear All,

I've a Database having records 3000 plus. I've made a script in which where i send emails to All the 3000 members.

The coding is perfect. The problem lays when it gets stuck in between due to executing the script for a long time. Say the "SCRIPT EXECUTION TIME OUT". Is there a possible way to put some delay in sending messages, but the whole lot goes sucessfully in one shot. I've tried sending part by part say from 500 to 1000 then from 1000 to 1500 & so on..., & it does work without a hitch, but how abt sending it in one shot.

Please Help!

[eduard]

create a shell script (php) which sends the mail.. and call the process from your (website) php page..

[mattis]

This sounds exactly what I want to do! Could you please mail or post the code if you get it to work?

Or can someone post a link to example code?

//mattis ([e-mail])

[eduard]

#!/usr/bin/php -f
<?php
// database loop with mail procedure
?>

name this file for example sendMailBatch.php and chmod it to 777

then from withing your webpage call the Shell function and execute 'sendMailBatch.php'