Pushing/Posting Data to a URL

[Anon]

Huge Problem!!!

I've written a script and an HTTP Post class.
The script queries a table in my database (which acts like a queue of information). The script grabs one row of the database and creates the data needed for the HTTP Post. I then send the Post to the URL and wait for a reply back. This is all done by the PHP I wrote.

PROBLEM: It takes FOREVER!!!! and sometimes does not work therefore it is NOT reliable.

Solution: I need to do this more efficiently. I have heard some things about Push technology and that is how I am supposed to be sending this information but I'm unsure as to what exactly Push means and how it it implemented.

Also, I would like the script to continuously run and check for rows in the table every 3 minutes or so. I cannot get that to work either.

Any suggestions or help would be great. Even if I have to do the coding another way or another language or run it on the server as a service of some sort.

thanks,
Paul

[dannys]

Are you using HTTP1.1 and/or KeepAlive when making your POST? If so, don't - I found this exact problem not so long ago.

Here's what I do

I still use a HTTP 1.1 request but I add a Connection: close header too.

I only use HTTP 1.1 because I also use gzip when transfering the data - if you don't need to do this then just use a HTTP 1.0 request.

HTH

[Anon]

What would be the difference with an HTTP 1.0 request.

Also, what is KeepAlive???

And what do you mean by "but I add a Connection: close header too."

thanks,
Paul