Hmm. The main problem is that the script is supposed to run via Apache, and is supposed to print "1", which will signal that it's finished. After this it will fetch the file and do some other stuff, but this won't be printed to the user.

Maybe it's possible to tell Apache that the script is finished immediately after the "1" is printed, so that the web page stops loading, but the script continues to work in the "background"?
There isn't a problem that the script takes time, the problem is that the system that calls the URL can't wait for the webpage to load.

In reply to Re^2: GET a file without waiting for the result? by DreamT
in thread GET a file without waiting for the result? by DreamT

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