Hi. For my CMS, i need to do imports of photos and videos. For uploading large files i have a Java FTP applet with automated resume, so no problems there. But: unzipping them and importing them might take a long time if it's a large batch (1000s of pictures/videos). Currently i split this up by importing only 1 item per php call from the browser, to get around the hoster's limitation of 30s php timeout. But since my hoster wont support video-importing (ffmpeg) anyhow, i have decided to do some tasks from my home server over which i have total control. I'd also like to get rid of the requirement to have a browser open during the import process. Not only is it cumbersome for the user, if the internet connection fails then the import is interrupted too. I'm considering to (after ftp has completed) call a php script on my homeserver that calls scripts on the hoster. Scripts on the hoster would write status-info to a file, which is then read from the originating browser. And if a video-file is encountered, my homeserver downloads it, then ffmpegs the meta-info and thumbnails, uploads those results to the hoster, calls a 'receiver' script on the hoster to put the thumbnails and meta-info in the database.. Good idea? Or do you have a better one? :)
