Output Buffering - ob_flush & flush

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Hello all,

I have a project that I'm working on that requires me to spit out some information after a long blocking task gets finished. While the task is running I need to display a page to the user to let them know that it's processing. I've been able to accomplish this functionality outside of CI by using output buffering and ob_flush / flush commands.

This same setup doesn't seem to function inside of a CI view, presumably because of the magic going on in displaying the view. I've tried doing some Googling but I didn't come across any clear solutions. Could someone give me a push in the right direction as to what I should be looking at to accomplish this?

Thanks.