Req #9676 [Opn->Bgs]: Feature request for set_time_limit

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=9676&edit=1 ID: 9676 Updated by: jani@php.net Reported by: tboothby at felfel dot com Summary: Feature request for set_time_limit -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues Operating System: Red Hat Linux 6.2 PHP Version: 4.0.4pl1 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Same as bug #11592 which is better analyzed. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2001-03-10 22:04:31] tboothby at felfel dot com Taken from the user notes about set_time_limit() "malhavoc at stomped.com 23-Feb-2001 05:48 I've noticed that using this function doesn't seem to block things that make calls to services and wait for a response. Setting set_time_limit(2) and then making a call to gethostbyaddr(ip.that.does.not.resolve) just sits there until it times out. It would be -really- nice if there was a perl-esque type function like alarm() that lets you set timeouts for specific sections of code, rather than entire scripts. I'd have great use for a feature that would enable me to run non crucial pieces of code for a few seconds, and then give up and move on if it takes too long." This feature would be very nice. Thanks for all your efforts, --tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=9676&edit=1