Shoutbox

Hey,

I have a PHP script that usually takes a long time to execute (usually more than 1-2 minutes).
Since it takes that long, the browser displays a connection timed out error (I'm not talking about the php error "time limit exceeded". I have already taken care of that).
Is it possible to keep the connection alive so that it doesn't time out?


On a side note, I have put some echoes in the code to indicate the progress, but they are shown only when the script finishes executing, which kinda defeats the purpose. Is it possible to display them while the script is executing?


Thanks

use echo and flush