[kDev] PHP gurus: quick fix coding question...

[Daniel Harris <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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This question is about how to run PHP code without having to call a web  
page whilst passing it arguments like a perl cgi script.

When I send out the newsletter I currently use zspamall.php. It allows  
me to select a group of Kendra Participants and then cycles through  
them sending a personalised email to each. But as the list of  
participants grows so does the risk of a page timeout. It seems like  
it's the sending-of-the-email that introduces a sizeable delay. I need  
a quick and dirty fix. See:

http://www.kendra.org.uk/develop- 
code.php?page=%2Fzspamall.php&dowhat=Show+Source

All I want to do is replace the line:

mail($email,$subject,$message,"From: kendraNews <k@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>");

with a call to a script.

Oh, no, just thought... Will zspamall.php wait for a return from the  
cgi script? In which case nothing will be gained and we'll need to put  
the whole loop into the cgi script.

Ideas anyone? Code anyone?

Cheers Daniel