Force IE draw screen while completing a PHP call

Question

Hi,

I have a PHP app that sends emails via the mail command (around 200) and would like to display them on the screen as they are sent, but IE only refreshes the screen at the end of the process. Is there a way to display the list as we go along?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi,

You might want to take a look at this question and it's answers : PHP showing output of foreach to screen, for each item

Answer 2

Wouldn't flush() get the job done?

Answer 3

You can use a long http session technique, such as Comet.

Answer 4

Look at PHP showing output of foreach to screen, for each item

Answer 5

That would requiring changing some settings in IE I guess. The flush() command only makes php send the output to the browser, it can't control if the browser starts drawing immediately or when everything is loaded.