| file being saved causes fatal error. [message #179721] |
Wed, 28 November 2012 02:28  |
rodeored
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If a website user if trying to access a class file at the same time it is being saved, this causes a fatal error. Is there anyway to save the file without causing it to be unavailable for any amount of time?
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| Re: file being saved causes fatal error. [message #179722 is a reply to message #179721] |
Wed, 28 November 2012 03:42  |
Jerry Stuckle
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On 11/27/2012 9:28 PM, rodeored wrote:
> If a website user if trying to access a class file at the same time it is being saved, this causes a fatal error. Is there anyway to save the file without causing it to be unavailable for any amount of time?
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No. It's not PHP causing the problem - it's the OS. While the file is
being saved, a good OS will prevent any other process from reading the
file. Otherwise the other process may get part new, part old.
Before changing ANY files on a live system you should first take the
system offline, then make you changes, and bring the system back online.
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| Re: file being saved causes fatal error. [message #179724 is a reply to message #179722] |
Wed, 28 November 2012 15:57 |
rodeored
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On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:42:27 PM UTC-5, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
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> No. It's not PHP causing the problem - it's the OS. While the file is
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> being saved, a good OS will prevent any other process from reading the
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> file. Otherwise the other process may get part new, part old.
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> Before changing ANY files on a live system you should first take the
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> system offline, then make you changes, and bring the system back online.
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Thank you for your response. What is the system or mechanism for preventing other process from reading a file being saved called? This is on a Linux operating system on an Amazon server.
If a good OS will prevent any other process from reading the file, then why does the system have to be taken off line?
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| Re: file being saved causes fatal error. [message #179725 is a reply to message #179724] |
Wed, 28 November 2012 17:30 |
Robert Heller
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At Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:57:23 -0800 (PST) rodeored <info1(at)reenie(dot)org> wrote:
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> On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:42:27 PM UTC-5, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
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>> No. It's not PHP causing the problem - it's the OS. While the file is
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>> being saved, a good OS will prevent any other process from reading the
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>> file. Otherwise the other process may get part new, part old.
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>> Before changing ANY files on a live system you should first take the
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>> system offline, then make you changes, and bring the system back online.
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> Thank you for your response. What is the system or mechanism for preventing other process from reading a file being saved called? This is on a Linux operating system on an Amazon server.
> If a good OS will prevent any other process from reading the file, then why does the system have to be taken off line?
Not the whole O/S, but generally when a CMS system (eg WordPress) is
updating itself, it puts the site in 'maintainence mode', presenting a
'This site is currently offline for maintainence' type of page.
Typically, this only lasts for a short time (maybe a couple of minutes
or so) while the php files for the update are downloaded, unpacked, and
the things like the database updated as needed. You generally don't
want people visiting your web site while the code (php files) that
implement it are 'in flux' (being updated).
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| Re: file being saved causes fatal error. [message #179726 is a reply to message #179724] |
Wed, 28 November 2012 17:52 |
Jerry Stuckle
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On 11/28/2012 10:57 AM, rodeored wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:42:27 PM UTC-5, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
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>> No. It's not PHP causing the problem - it's the OS. While the file is
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>> being saved, a good OS will prevent any other process from reading the
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>> file. Otherwise the other process may get part new, part old.
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>> Before changing ANY files on a live system you should first take the
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>> system offline, then make you changes, and bring the system back online.
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> Thank you for your response. What is the system or mechanism for preventing other process from reading a file being saved called? This is on a Linux operating system on an Amazon server.
> If a good OS will prevent any other process from reading the file, then why does the system have to be taken off line?
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When a file is being updated, the file will generally be locked by the
OS. Attempts to access it by other processes will return a lock error.
So you need to take other processes which may access the file (the
website, in this case) down while the update is being performed, or get
an error if someone tries to access it.
This has nothing to do with PHP. It's the OS doing it.
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| Re: file being saved causes fatal error. [message #179727 is a reply to message #179724] |
Wed, 28 November 2012 19:02 |
The Natural Philosoph
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On 28/11/12 15:57, rodeored wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:42:27 PM UTC-5, Jerry Stuckle
> wrote:
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>> No. It's not PHP causing the problem - it's the OS. While the
>> file is
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>> being saved, a good OS will prevent any other process from reading
>> the
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>> file. Otherwise the other process may get part new, part old.
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>> Before changing ANY files on a live system you should first take
>> the
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>> system offline, then make you changes, and bring the system back
>> online.
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> Thank you for your response. What is the system or mechanism for
> preventing other process from reading a file being saved called? This
> is on a Linux operating system on an Amazon server. If a good OS will
> prevent any other process from reading the file, then why does the
> system have to be taken off line?
>
Its jerry talking, therefore its bollocks.
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| Re: file being saved causes fatal error. [message #179728 is a reply to message #179724] |
Wed, 28 November 2012 19:15 |
Anders Wegge Keller
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rodeored <info1(at)reenie(dot)org> writes:
> If a good OS will prevent any other process from reading the file,
> then why does the system have to be taken off line?
You don't *have* to do, but it's complicated to upgrade a live
system. Most filesystems nowadays are able to make an atomic upgrade
of a file, or even a complete directory hierachy, but the details
about that is outside the scope of this group.
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| Re: file being saved causes fatal error. [message #179746 is a reply to message #179721] |
Mon, 03 December 2012 09:20 |
M. Strobel
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Am 28.11.2012 03:28, schrieb rodeored:
> If a website user if trying to access a class file at the same time it is being saved, this causes a fatal error. Is there anyway to save the file without causing it to be unavailable for any amount of time?
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Just think about your case:
the file is being updated. That means it is not complete.
Depending on how the update software works, you can either read a file of zero
length, or an incomplete file.
What will happen if PHP reads/executes a class file of zero lenght? The class
definition is missing, fatal.
What will happen, if PHP reads/executes an incomplete file? A syntax error, fatal.
What you must do:
- make sure the class file is not read/executed during update.
What you can do:
- speed up the upgrade process (upload to some other file and copy locally, ...)
/Str.
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