Stream Output buffer

[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
hi all, i have a long task running ( ftp uploads )
and i need enable output flushing how i can do it with CI ?

im trying with ob_flush (tried also to se implicit flush ) but without success

any one have a solution?

[eluser]CroNiX[/eluser]
Here's a helper I created to do that:

Code:

//kill CI's buffered output and stream realtime
if ( ! function_exists('kill_buffer'))
{
function kill_buffer()
{
  $CI =& get_instance();
  //output any CI output up til now
  echo $CI->output->get_output();
  
  //output/wipe buffer and enable implcit flush
  @ob_end_flush();
   ob_implicit_flush(TRUE);
  
   //For some reason about 1kb needs to be sent before realtime output shows up.  Just send a bunch of spaces in a hidden div.
   echo '<div >' . str_repeat('&nbsp;', 170) . '</div>';

   //No headers beyond this point unless they are sent FIRST...
}
}

Depending on your usage, you might need to adjust the very last output (like you wouldn't want to output html to the CLI), but I use it in a browser so that's how I wrote it.

To test you could just do:

Code:

kill_buffer();
for ($x = 0; $x < 5; $x++)
{
  echo date('H:i:s') . '<br>';
  sleep(1);
}

should write the time in real time to the browser 5 times, 1 second apart.