Php, wait 5 seconds before executing an action

Question

I have a .php script that I use for creating the list of my products. I am on shared hosting, so I can\'t do a lot of queries otherwise I get a blank page.

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Answer 1

In Jan2018 the only solution worked for me:

 Line to show.";
    echo str_pad('',4096)."\n";    

    ob_flush();
    flush();
    sleep(2);
}

echo "Done.";

ob_end_flush();

?>