Maximum server file access frequency
问题 I'm trying to create a AJAX push implementation in PHP using a Comet long-polling method. My code involves using file_get_contents() to read a file repeatedly to check for any messages to send to the user. To reduce server load, I'm using two text files; one containing the actual command and one acting as a "change notifier", which either is iterated through 0-9 or contains a UNIX timestamp. My question is, how often can I access and read from a small (only a few bytes) file without