// Give user feedback during execution
// start output buffer
if (ob_get_level() == 0) ob_start();
for($i=0;$i<70;$i++) {
echo ‘printing…<br />’;
print str_pad(”,4096)."\n";
ob_flush();
flush();
usleep(30000);
// depending on what you are doing, you may or may not need this
set_time_limit(30);
}
// http://www.joeyrivera.com/2008/ob_start-ob_flush-flush-set_time_limit-give-user-feedback-during-execution/