How to display a loading image gif or message while PHP is executing a batch file?

Question

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How could I show some loading messsage or gif while the long executing script is running. I tested a

Answer 1

I've tried the following code, which given me exactly what I want. the page is displaying a "loading.gif" while loading the php script, and hide it when the script is finished. This is using JQuery.

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//$tr_arname=$_REQUEST['arname'] -> is the variable i've got from previous PHP page.