[ILUG-Webdev] Remote URL timeout

[Kae Verens]

adam beecher wrote:
> Got a wee doodah here that uses Magpie RSS to aggregate news feeds for me.
> Two of the feeds (BBC) take a second or two to resolve from my server in the
> States, and Magpie is giving up while it waits. I think this is more of a
> PHP problem than a Magpie problem, so I'm wondering if there's any way to
> extend the time it'll wait at runtime within PHP?

not sure. will check and see when I'm not holding my kid in one hand and typing with the other (admittedly not a Steve Irwin stunt)

in the meantime:

> <?php
> $s=array(74,65,112,104,112,72,32,59,45,41);
> for($i=0;$i<count($s);$i++){echo'&#'.$s[$i].';';}
> ?>
> 

could be sped up and shortened thus:

$s=array(74,65,112,104,112,72,32,59,45,41);
foreach($s as $i)echo'&#'.$i.';';

Kae