Problem with Sleep command

[bigdaisy]

Hi all,

This test code runs through an array of email addresses with the goal of stopping every 20 rows for 60 seconds.

    <?php
    $counter = 0;
    $last = 21;
    foreach ($all_mails as $mails)
        {        
                 echo $mails['e_mail'],'br /';
                 $counter ++;
                 if $counter = $last
                 {
                     $counter = 0;
                 $last = $last + 20;
                 sleep(60);
                 }
        }
    ?>

I get the error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE, expecting '(' in C:\xampp\htdocs\mail_post.html_2.php on line 26

This is the '(' after the sleep command.

What's wrong please?

Mike

[GOPalmer]

    <?php
    $counter = 0;
    $last = 21;
    foreach ($all_mails as $mails)
        {
                 echo $mails['e_mail'],'br /';
                 $counter ++;
                 if ($counter == $last) //<<<-- fixed if statement
                 {
                     $counter = 0;
                 $last = $last + 20;
                 sleep(60);
                 }
        }
    ?>

[Immerse]

Your if statement is wrong:

if $counter = $last
        { 

Should be:

if($counter == $last) 
        { 

Hopefully that'll solve the problem.

[bigdaisy]

Quel stupide.

Thanks.

[ScallioXTX]

Off Topic:


Instead of $last = $last + 20; you can use $last += 20;, it's shorter

[bigdaisy]

Hi again,
Now that the code's running it works until the first occurence of the sleep command and then gives this error.
Fatal error:
Maximum execution time of 60 seconds exceeded in C:\xampp\htdocs\mikesg_2\mail_system\mail\mail_post.html_2.php on line 30
What now?

Mike

[GOPalmer]

PHP: Runtime Configuration - Manual

If you're using a cron-job you shouldn't have this problem; for testing use set_time_limit(0).

[bigdaisy]

Thanks everyone for your contributions and help. The problem has gone away as I don't need the pause anymore. Mike