Prestashop improvements php max execution time issue

[yomas]

Hello everyone !

 

I'm very disapointed with some prestashop issues I encounter for those tasks :

 

- Combination generation

- Image regeneration

- Module traduction

 

The fact is that on small servers offer(OVH or Gandi) the php.ini file limits the php max_execution_time to 120s.

So when we have many products the script takes to long and gives a 503 errror...

 

I know that module exits to avoid those issues but I think this issues are more like to be improved in the prestashop core.

 

I actually managed to do it with cron task for image regeneration in this post (thanks to Juanmaria) :

http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/239917-php-code-to-regenerate-thumbnails-by-image-id/

 

Here's the how to :

 

1. Create this file -> /override/controllers/admin/AdminImagesController.php :

class AdminImagesController extends AdminImagesControllerCore
{
		public function regenerateThumbnails($type = 'all', $deleteOldImages = false)
		{
				return parent::_regenerateThumbnails($type, $deleteOldImages);
		}
}

2. Create this file -> /myadminfolder/thumbnailscron.php :

if ($argc != 3) die('Usage: php thumbnailscron_cli.php my_admin_directory my_token');

$myDir=$argv[1];
$myToken=$argv[2];

if (!chdir($myDir)) die($myDir . ' is not a valid directory!'); 

define('_PS_ADMIN_DIR_', getcwd());
include(dirname(__FILE__).'/../config/config.inc.php');
Context::getContext()->shop->setContext(Shop::CONTEXT_ALL);

if (substr(_COOKIE_KEY_, 34, 8) != $myToken)	
die ("bad token");


ini_set('max_execution_time', 7200);
$ic = new AdminImagesController;
$ic->regenerateThumbnails();

The token is the same as the one in the searchcron -> go to your BO -> preferences -> search

In french préférences -> recherche

 

 

3. Launch the php script with cron like this :

php thumbnailscron.php my_admin_directory my_token

Now if somebody knows or aimed to improve combination generation without paying for a module, it would be great to have your experience shared !

 

We have the same problem for module traductions either !!

 

There are actually 2 module to avoid it :

- for the module traduction -> http://addons.prestashop.com/fr/outils-administration-modules-prestashop/5615-traduction-simplifiee-de-prestashop.html

 

- for the combination -> http://addons.prestashop.com/fr/outils-administration-modules-prestashop/5052-generateur-combinaisons-declinaisons-illimites-plus-3.html

 

The aim of this topic is to improve that part of prestashop once at all ^^

 

I will post my research for those two points.

 

Thanks in advance for your contribution !!!

 

Best regards