PHP - Php Timing Script

I'm trying to run 5 php scripts that all run about ~200 MySQL commands each. The basic framwork is:

1.) Fetch a list of names from a table
2.) Names are put in an array, Loop starts
3.) For each name that is retrieved, it is matched with a name on a website (Echo for each name retrieved for logging purposes)
4.) the information retrieved from the website is stored in the table (using UPDATE)
5.) repeated for each name, until the end of the list is reached.

And it works, but seldom. When I run these in a web browser, some of the scripts that fetch a larger list of names from the table times out, whereas the shorter lists will succeed in a full update.

I've also tried setting these up as a Cron job (I'm using Hosting24 as my host), but the output is no better. The log shows that it runs about 8-9 names before stopping. No error, no nothing. Just end of log.

I've tried using  set_time_limit(); and have set it to 0 for unlimited, and even tried setting it really high (anywhere between 100 and 900 seconds), but to no avail.

Is there anything else I can do?

I have a quick question about a script I wrote that searches all .jpg images in a directory (and it's sub-directories) and makes thumbnails of them. The problem I am having is that I am getting an internal server error after about 15 seconds. I have included my script, the class it requires, and my php.ini file that resides in the root of my site. I have searched for a couple of hours online and haven't been able to come up with an answer as to why I am getting that error.

The thumbnail file...
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<?php
set_time_limit(0);
require_once('classes/Create_Thumbnail.php');

$filter = '.jpg';
$directory = 'media'; // Do not include a trailing slash
$it = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator("$directory");
foreach(new RecursiveIteratorIterator($it) as $file) {
if (!((strpos(strtolower($file), $filter)) === false) || empty($filter)) {
$items[] = preg_replace("#\\\#", "/", $file);
}
}
foreach ($items as $item) {
$photo = new Create_Thumbnail($item);
$photo->createThumbnail();
}
?>

The Create_Thumbnail class...
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<?php

class Create_Thumbnail
{
private $_photo;
private $_photoBasename;
private $_photoWidth;
private $_photoHeight;
private $_photoType;

private $_resizedPhoto;

private $_thumbFolder;
private $_thumbWidth  = 125;
private $_thumbHeight  = 125;
private $_thumbSuffix  = '_thumb';
private $_thumbnail;

/**
 * Constructor retrieves photo's basename, extension, width, and height.
 */
public function __construct($photo) 
{
$this->_photo  = $photo;
$this->_photoBasename  = pathinfo($this->_photo, PATHINFO_FILENAME);
$this->_extension  = pathinfo($this->_photo, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
$this->_thumbFolder  = dirname($photo) . '/';
list($this->_photoWidth, $this->_photoHeight, $this->_photoType) = getimagesize($this->_photo);
}

/**
 * Method to resize the original image to a size that is much closer to the desired thumbnail size.
 */
public function resize() 
{
$photoRatio = $this->calculatePhotoRatio();
if ($photoRatio != 1) {
$this->_resizedWidth = round($this->_photoWidth * $photoRatio);
$this->_resizedHeight = round($this->_photoHeight * $photoRatio);
} else {
$this->_resizedWidth = $this->_thumbWidth;
$this->_resizedHeight = $this->_thumbHeight;
}
$resource = $this->createResource($this->_photoType, $this->_photo);
$resized = imagecreatetruecolor($this->_resizedWidth, $this->_resizedHeight);
imagecopyresampled($resized, $resource, 0, 0, 0, 0, $this->_resizedWidth, $this->_resizedHeight, $this->_photoWidth, $this->_photoHeight);
$this->_resizedPhoto = $this->_thumbFolder . $this->_photoBasename . '_resized.' . $this->_extension;
$this->createNewImage($this->_photoType, $resized, $this->_resizedPhoto);
imagedestroy($resource);
imagedestroy($resized);
return $this->_resizedPhoto;
}

/**
 * Method to create the thumbnail.
 */
public function createThumbnail() 
{
$source = $this->resize();
list($width_original, $height_original, $type) = getimagesize($source);
$base_name = pathinfo($source, PATHINFO_FILENAME);
$base_name = str_replace('_resized', '', $base_name);
$extension = pathinfo($source, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
$source_x = ($width_original / 2) - ($this->_thumbWidth / 2);
$source_y = ($height_original / 2) - ($this->_thumbHeight / 2);
$resource = $this->createResource($type, $source);
$thumb = imagecreatetruecolor($this->_thumbWidth, $this->_thumbHeight);
imagecopyresampled($thumb, $resource, 0, 0, $source_x, $source_y, $this->_thumbWidth, $this->_thumbHeight, $this->_thumbWidth, $this->_thumbHeight);
$this->_thumbnail = $this->_thumbFolder . $base_name . $this->_thumbSuffix . '.' . $extension;
$this->createNewImage($type, $thumb, $this->_thumbnail);
unlink($source);
return $this->_thumbnail;
}

/**
 * Method to create an image resource.
 */
public function createResource($type, $source) 
{
switch ($type) {
case 1:
$resource = imagecreatefromgif($source);
break;
case 2:
$resource = imagecreatefromjpeg($source);
break;
case 3:
$resource = imagecreatefrompng($source);
break;
}
return $resource;
}

/**
 * Method to calculate the photo ratio.
 */
public function calculatePhotoRatio() 
{
if ($this->_photoWidth > $this->_photoHeight) {
$maximumHeight = $this->_thumbHeight;
$photoRatio = $maximumHeight / $this->_photoHeight;
} elseif ($this->_photoWidth < $this->_photoHeight) {
$maximumWidth = $this->_thumbWidth;
$photoRatio = $maximumWidth / $this->_photoWidth;
} else {
$photoRatio = 1;
}
return $photoRatio;
}

/**
 * Method to create a new image.
 */
public function createNewImage($type, $source, $destination) 
{
switch ($type) {
case 1:
if (function_exists('imagegif')) {
imagegif($source, $destination);
} else {
imagejpeg($source, $destination, 50);
}
break;
case 2:
imagejpeg($source, $destination, 100);
break;
case 3:
imagepng($source, $destination);
break;
}
}

}

The php.ini file...
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file_uploads on
upload_max_filesize = 150M
post_max_size = 150M
max_input_time = -1
max_execution_time = 0
memory_limit = 150M
register_argc_argv = false

Can someone propose a solution to resolve the following:

I have a PHP script that runs just fine when processing small amounts of data (opening and reading CSV file and performing afew validation checks before saving to db).

Issue: when attempting to process a large file, I have found the execution time exceeds the "timeout" value currently set on the server which is 60 seconds.
Note: I do not want to increase this time interval as that's a security risk so need to figure out a way to break up the data - being read from the CSV file - into chunks and some way create mini-processes (I guess) to execute chunks of that data at a time until the entire file is read.

Any suggestions?

Hi guys , my script works perfectly in Gmail however  i now need it to work in Outlook , when the form is submitted i get this error.   2014-10-25 18:49:00 SMTP ERROR: Failed to connect to server: Connection timed out (110) 2014-10-25 18:49:00 SMTP connect() failed. Mailer Error: SMTP connect() failed.  

<?php
 
 
require("../lib/phpmailer/PHPMailerAutoload.php");
 
if(empty($_POST['name'])        ||
   empty($_POST['email'])       ||
   empty($_POST['phone']) ||
   empty($_POST['message']) ||
   !filter_var($_POST['email'],FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL))
   {
    echo "No arguments Provided!";
    return false;
   }
 
    $m             = new PHPMailer();
    $m->IsSMTP();
    $m->SMTPAuth   = true;
    $m->SMTPDebug  = 2;                    
    $m->Host       = "smtp.live.com";
   
                      
                     
    $m->Username   = "test@outlook.com"; 
    $m->Password   = "pass";
    $m->SMTPSecure = 'tls';
    $m->Port       = 465;  // ive also tried 587
    $m->From       = "test@outlook.com"; 
    $m->FromName   = "test@outlook.com"; 
    $m->addReplyTo('test@outlook.com ','Reply Address');
    $m->addAddress('test@outlook.com', 'Some Guy');
 
    $name = $_POST['name'];
$email_address = $_POST['email'];
$phone = $_POST['phone'];
$message = $_POST['message'];
 
    
    $m->Subject = $subject;
    $m->Body = "You have received a new message. <br><br>".
                  " Here are the details:<br> Name: $name <br> Phone Number: $phone <br>".
                  "Email: $email_address<br> Message <br> $message";
    $m->AltBody = "You have received a new message. <br><br>".
                  " Here are the details:<br> Name: $name <br> Phone Number: $phone <br>".
                  "Email: $email_address<br> Message <br> $message";
 
if(!$m->Send()) {
      echo "Mailer Error: " . $m->ErrorInfo;
    } else {
      echo "Message sent!";
      return true;  
    }
 
?>

Hi guys,

I'm trying to create a script which changes on curtain times, heres a example:

3pm - Dance Session
4pm - Indie Session
5pm - RnB Session

What i want the desired outcome to be is

Display current time with whats playing (say its 3pm)

3pm - Dance Session

Then at 4 i want it to remove the 3pm and display the 4pm - Indie Session

Is it possible? If so how?

Many thanks for you time guys!
J