[ale] [OT] need help with 2php SOLUTION

[Christopher Fowler]

Maybe he is using a database as a form of IPC Shared MEmeory?


On Fri, 2003-04-11 at 15:17, Robert Coggins wrote:
> I agree I have not seen hardly anything from this pseudo I have no clue what
> is going on.
> 
> -Rob
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Carless" <kafka at antichri.st>
> To: <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 3:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] need help with 2php SOLUTION
> 
> 
> > Drew,
> >
> > You're not making things any clearer, for me at least.  Since you've
> > written this in PHP (as I understand it), why not post the PHP?
> >
> > > No. You misunderstand. The data changes.
> >
> > > query data (value=1)
> > > function adds 1 (+1) or subtracts 1 (-1) and updates the database
> >
> > Adds or subtracts 1 to what?  To the data in the database?
> >
> > > query data (because the new value equals 0 or 2)
> >
> > But if you have already queried the database for the value, before
> > updating it, then why would you need to re-query the database?  (Unless to
> > check that no other user/code/whatever had itself updated the database in
> > the meantime - but then, you're locking your tables, right?)
> >
> > > I am wondering if there is a good use for this "law."
> >
> > I've no idea what 'law' you're referring to, I'm afraid.
> >
> > --George
> >
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