New Posts For Thread: Betfair APIhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26556841/betfair-apiDoes anyone use the free API to get football fixtures in PHP?I am using the betfair_get_all_markets function to get all GBR games and when there aren't many games the code works fine but on a full fixture day like today the code often hangs, tries toThanks guys, the rest of the php code works fine and it's all actually working ok now there are less than 20 or so games to be returned.Hopefully it will just be a case of increasing the memory limit like Fred suggests. I'll let you know if this solvhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26556841/betfair-api?post_id=480064513#480064513Thanks guys, the rest of the php code works fine and it's all actually working ok now there are less than 20 or so games to be returned.Hopefully it will just be a case of increasing the memory limit like Fred suggests. I'll let you know if this solvSat, 01 Jan 2011 11:35:10 -0600When a PHP script exceeds permitted memory usage it can die in an unhelpful manner like this. You may be able to locate error logs on your system that would confirm it.Check the memory_limit setting in your php.ini file. Current default is 128M If yohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26556841/betfair-api?post_id=480045333#480045333When a PHP script exceeds permitted memory usage it can die in an unhelpful manner like this. You may be able to locate error logs on your system that would confirm it.Check the memory_limit setting in your php.ini file. Current default is 128M If yoSat, 01 Jan 2011 07:34:20 -0600is it php hanging or is php fine and its betfair call thats taking time? Socket time outs might be cause if returning large data setshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26556841/betfair-api?post_id=480038469#480038469is it php hanging or is php fine and its betfair call thats taking time? Socket time outs might be cause if returning large data setsSat, 01 Jan 2011 05:45:49 -0600I don't use the function for which you quote, I suspect it is the size of the data being returned, probably that coupled with poor indexing betfair side? Are you able to call that api method asynchronously or on a seperate thread (if you aren't alreahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26556841/betfair-api?post_id=480037417#480037417I don't use the function for which you quote, I suspect it is the size of the data being returned, probably that coupled with poor indexing betfair side? Are you able to call that api method asynchronously or on a seperate thread (if you aren't alreaSat, 01 Jan 2011 05:26:38 -0600Yeh I know about this but the code has a 3 second delay in between each request too so this shouldn;t be a problem I don't think. Sometimes it works even with lots of games but often it won't. So frustrating!https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26556841/betfair-api?post_id=480036453#480036453Yeh I know about this but the code has a 3 second delay in between each request too so this shouldn;t be a problem I don't think. Sometimes it works even with lots of games but often it won't. So frustrating!Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:06:20 -0600I assume you don't know about the "free" version time/call restrictions?http://bdp.betfair.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=64https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26556841/betfair-api?post_id=480036309#480036309I assume you don't know about the "free" version time/call restrictions?http://bdp.betfair.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=64Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:01:15 -0600Does anyone use the free API to get football fixtures in PHP?I am using the betfair_get_all_markets function to get all GBR games and when there aren't many games the code works fine but on a full fixture day like today the code often hangs, tries tohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26556841/betfair-api?post_id=480035841#480035841Does anyone use the free API to get football fixtures in PHP?I am using the betfair_get_all_markets function to get all GBR games and when there aren't many games the code works fine but on a full fixture day like today the code often hangs, tries toSat, 01 Jan 2011 04:50:51 -0600