This might happen if not a watch dog timer is set up to signal a network time out. (If you uses socket calls in Unix for example, then the default time out is set to infinity...)
>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 6:30 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [PHP-WIN] Problems with a simple script > > >--- Received from FPU.WHITES1 799 3703 >30-10-01 17:28 > > -> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >I tried this from C++ once a couple of years ago and had the same problem. >Wait until you get that bit working, then you'll find that sometimes windows >caches network connection information, and even when the box at the other >end is back up again the connection still fails for an hour 8-) > ><bows_head_in_shame> >To get it working in the end I shelled out to the real PING program, piped >the output to a file, and just checked it for the text "Reply from". Sad I >know but it DID WORK! 8-) ></bows_head_in_shame> > >-Steve > >--------------------------------------------------------------- >------------- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:24:11 -0500 >Subject: [PHP-WIN] Problems with a simple script > >I put together this simple script but seem to be having >problems with it. >All the script does is ping an IP addy and then replies back >if it is up or >down. The problem is with the fsockopen command. It seems if >the IP is up it >works fine, only when the IP is offline does it hang at that >point in the >script. It will hang forever at this point or until the >default timeout (30 >sec.) in the php.ini file. Does anyone no of a fix or a work around for >this? Thanks for the help! > > > >#!c:\php ><? >$description_x = "11.64.68.162"; >$port_x = "7"; >$ptime_x = "10"; >$status1 = "UP"; >$status2="$description_x unreachable"; > >$file = fsockopen($description_x,$port_x,$errno,$errstr,$ptime_x); > > if (!$file) > //Used for debugging > echo "$status1"; > > > else > echo "$status2"; > //end debugging > > > >-- >PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >This e-mail may contain confidential information and/or copyright >material. This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee >only. Any unauthorised use may be unlawful. > >If you receive this e-mail by mistake please advise the sender >immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software. > >Friends Provident Marketing Group consists of the following >companies: > >Friends Provident Life and Pensions Limited. >Registered number 4096141. >Friends' Provident Unit Trust Managers Limited. >Registered number 970641 >FP Life Assurance Limited. >Registered number 782698 >Friends Provident Pensions Limited. >Registered number 475201 >Friends Ivory & Sime Managed Pensions Funds Limited. >Registered number 1020044 >Registered and Head Office of each of the above companies is >at Pixham End, >Dorking, Surrey RH4 1QA. >Registered in England. Incorporated companies limited by shares. >Ivory & Sime Trustlink Limited. Registered number 151198 >Registered and Head Office: One Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 >4DZ. Registered in Scotland. Incorporated company limited by >shares. > >Companies within this Group transact life assurance, pension, >permanent health, unit trust and investment trust business > >All are regulated by the Personal Investment Authority. >Friends' Provident Unit Trust Managers Limited is also regulated >by IMRO. > >-- >PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
