How can I display ECHO asap

[zuihao]

Hi!
I try this:

---

ob_implicit_flush();
For($j = 1; $j <= 5; $j++)
{

echo $j."<br>";

sleep(1);
}

---

I hope it can display every echo as soon as it runs, but actually it still need to wait some seconds and display all at once.

How can I to solve it?
Thanks!
Mike

[drawmack]

<?php  ob_implicit_flush();
  For($j = 1; $j <= 5; $j++) 
 {   

   echo $j."<br>";   

   flush();
   sleep(1); 
  }
?>

[zuihao]

Hi!
Thanks first!
But I try still same, see here http://www.host315.com/flush.php, you will wait for 5 seconds.

Mike
😕

[drew010]

php could do this with flush and sleep used together. here is some code that works to output something, wait a second and then output more.

<?php
<?php

echo "<!--";
for ($j = 0; $j < 255; $j++) {
  echo "z";
}
echo "-->\n";

flush();

for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {
  echo "$i<br />\n";
  flush();
  sleep(1);
}

?>

test it here

p.s. i forgot to mention internet explorer (sucks) wont display ouput until it receives 255 bytes of data. so if you want i.e. to properly run this code, you may need to just output 255 bytes of random data before running the flush code and put it in an html <!-- comment --> so it wont show up.

[drawmack]

Originally posted by drew010
p.s. i forgot to mention internet explorer (sucks) wont display ouput until it receives 255 bytes of data. so if you want i.e. to properly run this code, you may need to just output 255 bytes of random data before running the flush code and put it in an html <!-- comment --> so it wont show up.

Actually you can just do this

<?php
for($i=0;$i<256;$i++) {echo " ";}
?>

before the flush since html truncates repeated spaces anyway.

[Shrike]

Actually IE6 displays the first code (without the 256 bits) just fine. I've been trying to work out how this is done for ages, it seems that it won't ever work on Windows (just goes to show that everyone should use *nix) 🙂

[zuihao]

Hi!
After trying, I notice it really depend on host OS, look here:
It can work under Win OS, look here:
http://www.yinjing.net/flush.php
But cannot run under Linux, look here:
http://www.host315.com/flush.php.

I don't know if there is a solution can let it work both under Win and Linux ?

Thanks!
Mike

[tommynanda]

I am not sure if this helps but worth a try

Replace this code with Jscript because u are working on Client Side... this sleeps on server
here's how JS may look like

<script language="JavaScript">
for(j = 1;j <= 5; j++) 
{ 
setWindow.timeout("document.write('<BR>')",1000); 
} 
</script>

Good Luck
TommYNandA

[zuihao]

Hi!
Thanks all who are helping me, I will try.

Mike
🙂