refresh after user abort

[tgavin]

I have a batch mailing script. Right now the browser must stay open so that it can refresh and send the next batch. I would really like to be able to loop through the batches without the browser.

I have tried
ignore_user_abort(TRUE);
set_time_limit(0);
but that doesn't work with my refresh (META). I've tried sleep();, but that doesn't work, as it just pauses the script at the beginning.

I would like to try cron, but I can't rely on the customer having access to it and then making them set it up and pointing it to the script. I've asked over and over about setting a crontab via php, but haven't received any answers.

Is there a solution?

[bradgrafelman]

Well, you could always use [man]exec[/man] or something similar to start a new process with something like the nohup command on the system that would be independent of the current process, but then again you're relying on the system administrator having that enabled (most hosting companies do not, I wouldn't think).