ajax delays

[nicasa]

Hi there,

I am using ajax to call a backend php script that sorts 10,000 records which are then sent back to the web page to replace existing unsorted data.

The problem that I have is that as soon is as the sorting starts (ie the php script is running) there is a significant delay and the other controls seem to freeze up. The page has no choice but to wait.

I cannot display correctly an animated gif since this stops running when ajax fetches the data ...

For small data sets there is no issue.

Is there any way around this ?

regards,

Steven M

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Is sorting client-side an option?

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[nicasa]

Hi,

I have looked at client side sorting which offers many possibilities but our architecture uses ajax / php so there must be a backend component,

Steven Matthews

 

[johnwm]

If you use ajax then you already have client-side javascript - why not sort clientside with javascript?

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