Display text before going into 30 sec operation

[amigaguy]

I need to display some text info on screen before jumping into a loop that can take up to 30 seconds to finish...

very simplified:

echo "Please be patient, this may take up to 30 seconds to complete<br>";

for($i=0; $i<30; $i++) {
  // check transaction status
  // if(ok) break
  // else sleep 1 second and check again
  sleep(1);
}

The text is not gonna be displayed until 30 seconds has pasted,
but I want it to display before running the loop, avoiding a second php page and a redirect. Is this possible or do I have to create another php page?

[Nixon]

Could you do it through Javascript, not sure if it will work but something like:

<?php

print "<script> document.write('Please wait 30 Seconds') </script>" ?>

This may then write just before the script is executed.

I'm not sure if it will work but it is worth a try.

Or maybe just use javascript:

//Code before

?>

<script> document.write('Please wait 30 Seconds') </script>

<?php

//Continue with code

[amigaguy]

Did a test with the javascript code, but I get the same result.

The text isn't displayed until the loop is finished.

[Weedpacket]

You can try [man]flush[/man], but as noted on that page there's no guarantee that the client will receive it in time (or that the client will render it while the page remains incomplete).

[amigaguy]

Thanks, that seems to do the trick in this case.