I don't think Apache is a factor here, since it knows you're still alive because your process is alive. The problem likely is that the browser on the other end times out. There are ways to handle this, but it's hard to give specific advice without knowing more about your situation.

Could you split the query into seperate chunks and send each bit to the browser? Could you fork off a process which will run the query while the parent sends data back to the browser?

"There is no shame in being self-taught, only in not trying to learn in the first place." -- Atrus, Myst: The Book of D'ni.

In reply to Re: Letting Apache know we're still alive by hardburn
in thread Letting Apache know we're still alive by pingo

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