Take this script:

<?

function aborted() {
        global $i;
        mail('user@example.com', 'aborted',
                'conn_status: ' . (int)connection_status() .
                "\nI counted to $i"
        );
        exit;
}

# register_shutdown_function('aborted');



$i = 0;
while (true) {
        echo $i++ . "\n";
        flush();
}

?>


If run as is, it works as expected: happily counting away until it times out, or you abort the script.

If you uncomment the register_shutdown_function line and abort the script part-way through, Apache doesn't seem to close the connection.  And, in fact, all other Apache processes get "hung" up waiting for it.  Running <i>apachectl server-status</i> shows this.

Let me know if you need more info.

(This was actually tested on 4.3.0-dev, built Aug 27 2002.  I'm getting the current CVS version now, but I understand from other people that this will still not function.)

- Colin