Posted by a on 02/18/06 20:50

Thanks all for your replies.

I'm glad I sparked a (somewhat heated) debate on the subject, but I still
don't see a solution with predictable results to the issue of asynchronous
processing on the server while displaying feedback to the user, at least not
if the requirement is for it to be implemented entirely on the server using
php. But this is most likely due to my lack of knowledge - there must be a
bunch of apps that do lengthy operations on the server and which provide
user feedback, a cancel option etc.

Another solution would be to use some javascript on the client. My concern
is that not all browsers implement java script, and even if present, some
users may disable it.

So does it make sense to implement a solution based on js and require users
to use a js capable browser and to have it enabled? Are there any stats as
to what % of users would be lost this way?

Thanks

A

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