DROP TEMP TABLES

[Jay]

Hey there,
I have a question. Is it possible to to construct something through
a combination of php and javascript that (when a browser window is
closed) would drop temp tables that are used? I've tried to use an
override of the SESSION functions, but that isn't working in the way I
would like it to. I go into mysql and can see that the temp tables that
were created for the user are still in the database. Also, I would have
liked to have used mysql's temp tables, but those tables don't seem to
be maintained across different pages in one session. When a user goes
from one page to another, those temp tables are gone. Any suggestions?

-Jay
(patel at cs dot utk dot edu)

[Oli Filth]

Jay said the following on 14/10/2005 14:57:

Hey there,
I have a question. Is it possible to to construct something through
a combination of php and javascript that (when a browser window is
closed)
No.
would drop temp tables that are used? I've tried to use an
override of the SESSION functions, but that isn't working in the way I
would like it to. I go into mysql and can see that the temp tables that
were created for the user are still in the database. Also, I would have
liked to have used mysql's temp tables, but those tables don't seem to
be maintained across different pages in one session. When a user goes
from one page to another, those temp tables are gone. Any suggestions?

Temporary tables are exactly that - temporary. They are designed to be
used for a short period of time, e.g. within one SQL transaction.

If you require data for longer periods of time, you should re-think your
data structure/processing.

What sort of information are you using your temp tables for?

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Oli

[Colin McKinnon]

Oli Filth wrote:

Jay said the following on 14/10/2005 14:57:

Hey there,
I have a question. Is it possible to to construct something through
a combination of php and javascript that (when a browser window is
closed)

No.

would drop temp tables that are used? I've tried to use an
override of the SESSION functions, but that isn't working in the way I
would like it to.
Stick at it - this is the only way to solve the problem.
from one page to another, those temp tables are gone. Any suggestions?

Temporary tables are exactly that - temporary. They are designed to be
used for a short period of time, e.g. within one SQL transaction.

Erm, bad terminology - they last one MySQL *session* i.e. between
mysql_connect() and mysql_close() (or end of script).

But as Oli says - are you *really* sure you need a temporary table?

C.

[Jerry Sievers]

"Jay" <pa***@cs.utk.edu> writes:

Hey there,
I have a question. Is it possible to to construct something through
a combination of php and javascript that (when a browser window is
closed) would drop temp tables that are used? I've tried to use an

Sure. You need a php script that will take an arg that tells it what
table to drop.

Call this script in a JS onClose event. Have the page that loads as a
result of this close itself instantly with an onClose in the onLoad
event.

Security and all the fine details of this left as your exercise.

And of course, this isn't going to be totally reliable since not
everyone has JS enabled.

May I suggest you abandon this silliness and timestamp your temporary
tables and drop them with an hourly (or whatever) batch process?

Or what about using a trigger or rule on the insert to the timestamp
table that tries to drop old tables whenever a new one is created.
HTH
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[Jerry Sievers]

Oli Filth <ca***@olifilth.co.uk> writes:

Temporary tables are exactly that - temporary. They are designed to be
used for a short period of time, e.g. within one SQL transaction.

Perhaps. This may depend on what DB you're using.

In Postgres (7.4.1) temp tables have the lifetime of a backend session
unless dropped explicitly.

Within transactions, the temp table will exist after the transaction
if same is commited, but disappear on a rollback. (as we might
expect).

HTH

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[steve]

"" wrote:

Hey there,
I have a question. Is it possible to to construct
something through
a combination of php and javascript that (when a browser
window is
closed) would drop temp tables that are used? I've tried to
use an
override of the SESSION functions, but that isn't working in
the way I
would like it to. I go into mysql and can see that the temp
tables that
were created for the user are still in the database. Also, I
would have
liked to have used mysql's temp tables, but those tables don't
seem to
be maintained across different pages in one session. When a
user goes
from one page to another, those temp tables are gone. Any
suggestions?

-Jay
(patel at cs dot utk dot edu)

Your particular need can also be addressed by caching data, which
expires after a set period of time. Look into cache lite. Easy to
use and setup.

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