Added the backup_flush function use to send some data to the browser

flushing output inmediately
moodle · Jun 12, 2003 · 60b420a · 60b420a
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diff --git a/backup/lib.php b/backup/lib.php
@@ -365,6 +365,18 @@ function backup_required_functions() {
         }
 
     }
+
+    //This function send n white characters to the browser and flush the
+    //output buffer. Used to avoid browser timeouts and to show the progress.
+    function backup_flush($n=0,$time=false) {
+        if ($time) {
+            $ti = strftime("%X",time());
+        } else {
+            $ti = "";
+        }
+        echo str_repeat(" ", $n) . $ti . "\n";
+        flush();
+    }
 
 
 ?>