How do I make a page load while still running a PHP loop?

Asked Oct 01 '17 at 01:13

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On my website I have this PHP code:

 while(1) {
      sleep(1);
if ($result->num_rows == 0) {
  $players = "0 Players";
} else if ($result->num_rows == 1) {
  $players = "1 Players";
} else if ($result->num_rows == 2) {
  $players = "2 Players";  
} else if ($result->num_rows == 3) {
  $players = "3 Players";  
} else if ($result->num_rows == 4) {
  $players = "4 Players";  
} else if ($result->num_rows == 5) {
  $players = "5 Players";  
} else if ($result->num_rows == 6) {
  $players = "6 Players";  
} else if ($result->num_rows == 7) {
  $players = "7 Players"; 
} else if ($result->num_rows == 8) {
  $players = "8 Players";  
} else if ($result->num_rows == 9) {
  $players = "9 Players";  
}
   }

The problem is that the page will not load. My guess is that the PHP loop needs to end before the page will load. However this needs to be running while the page is finished loading.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

And also if it helps the website is hosted. The host is NOT slow at all.

asked Oct 01 '17 at 01:13

Fluke

2

Why not just do `$players = $result->num_rows . " Players";`? Also what is the purpose of this loop? – chris85 Oct 01 '17 at 01:22
this is an infinite cycle – soft87 Oct 01 '17 at 01:23
Depending on the webserver, you *may* be able to use [`flush`](http://php.net/flush). – ceejayoz Oct 01 '17 at 01:23
(but you should probably use a CLI script) – ceejayoz Oct 01 '17 at 01:26
What part of the code should I flush? Thanks for the help. – Fluke Oct 01 '17 at 01:33
Flushing somewhere within each iteration of the loop may keep the page alive. Possibly not, though, as this code doesn't output anything. – ceejayoz Oct 01 '17 at 01:40
(It would be easier to advise you with a less contrived example. The code you've provided is simply silly to run infinitely... is there something you're looking to actually accomplish?) – ceejayoz Oct 01 '17 at 01:46

How do I make a page load while still running a PHP loop?

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