You could start running into the php max execution limit if it takes that long to run...
yes, i've already come across the problem of timeout. most systems are set to 30 seconds. i used ini_set("max_execution_time", "60") to fix it.
Also, I'd think of doing a cronjob to pull the data vs loading it in a content island, as the lag it takes to generate the data could hold the forum from loading...
you mean, call php from the command line, called from cronjob?
php < code.php
i can't seem to bring php up like this ... (unix is not really my forte).
I'd be interested at looking at your code though
well, if you show me yours, i'll show you mine
actually, it's nothing too special. just a lot of data munging to extract data from particular locations within tables.
and a few data cleanup routines to put the information in a useable format.
i'm not sure it would be of generic interest.
