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On Monday 06 Oct 2003 10:51 am, Simon Waters wrote: > Neil Williams wrote: > XML::Parser wasn't installed on my box :( :-( > > In some > > ways, requiring admin input via a PHP interface is moderately better > security > > than allowing this particular service to run automatically. > > Hmm, it is rarely better to have manual steps. I've got around the problem, slightly. I'm still planning on using an email stage to encourage manual verification but that's only really to get the framework working - I'll look at it again once I've got a proof of concept. > The other approach would be check on each invocation if a certain period > has elapsed since last maintenance period and trigger it now > (synchronously or asynchronously depending how urgent it it). Difficult to estimate in advance (which makes cron less favourable) and it may turn out that the parameters change very little over time. e.g. my first server currently has 45,475 records and the top 5 ranges (the parameters to retrieve from XML) are several hundred records apart. I'm not expecting the top 5 to change much, but it's still early days. > PS: This week I came across another Neil Williams at Bristol University, There's also another Neil Williams listed in LinuxFormat magazine (subscription received today) in one of the Questions sections, but that ain't me either. (He's a Windows admin for his many sins.) > who is working on cures for autoimune disorders. Apparently they are > looking at moving away from mice to humans. Whether this is good for the A big jump - aren't they going to look at an intermediate host first? -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.codehelp.co.uk/ http://www.dclug.org.uk/ http://www.isbn.org.uk/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/isbnsearch/ http://www.biglumber.com/x/web?qs=0x8801094A28BCB3E3
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