Another  option to check is the job_queue module. It takes some changes to your module, but the payoff is huge.<br><br>Check the queue_mail as an example of a module that uses job_queue.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Yves Chedemois <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:yched.drupal@free.fr">yched.drupal@free.fr</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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Queue D6 backport sounds a good idea -
<a href="http://drupal.org/project/drupal_queue" target="_blank">http://drupal.org/project/drupal_queue</a><br>
Never tested it, though.<br>
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Yves<br>
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Le 15/07/2010 13:28, Sven Decabooter a écrit :
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><blockquote type="cite">That&#39;s clear, and it makes sense. Thanks Yves!
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API works around the PHP timeout limitation by relying on a client
browser to iterate separate requests, each of which stays below the
time limitation.<br>
So yes, Batch API can only be used in a UI context, which excludes cron.<br>
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For the same reason, it is not recommended to fire a batch processing
inside an API function, since you cannot ensure it will be executed in
a safe-for-batch context.<br>
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Yched<br>
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Hi,<br>
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I&#39;m reading contradicting posts about running Batch API processes on
cron. This is for Drupal 6 BTW.<br>
I have tried implementing a batch functionality that should be run on
cron, but it doesn&#39;t seem to process the work that needs to be done.<br>
I assume this is because running the cron through a commandline command
doesn&#39;t allow for javascript...<br>
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So my questions:<br>
- Have I implemented Batch API incorrectly, and should it normally work
also on cron?<br>
- What is the best way to run a process that would normally trigger a
php script timeout? Can I use the Queue module for that?<br>
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I&#39;m sure plenty of people have already tried doing this, so I&#39;m not
sure why I can find little consistent information about it.<br>
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Thanks for your feedback.<br>
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Sven<br>
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