i want to use simplexml & a webform to capture some simple information but i’m worried that if someone submits the form at precisely the same moment i might lose some data.
how can i ensure this doesn’t happen?
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i want to use simplexml & a webform to capture some simple information but i’m worried that if someone submits the form at precisely the same moment i might lose some data.
how can i ensure this doesn’t happen?
If you don’t mind those users waiting for eachother you could implement a simple lock using
flock. Anything more complex will require a database of some sorts to ensure atomicity.