#21508 [NEW]: Need a register_shutdown_function() that can send output after a timeout

From: jc@mega-bucks.co.jp Operating system: Red Hat Linux 7.2 PHP version: 4.3.0 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: Need a register_shutdown_function() that can send output after a timeout I would like to be able to detect when my scripts timeout and send an appropriate message to the browser. However it seems that even though there is a way to detect a script execution timeout in PHP there is no way to send something to the browser once a script has timed out. The function register_shutdown_function() seems to be exactly what I need. In conjunction with connection_status() I can find when a timeout has occured and act on it. However register_shutdown_function() will not allow one to send output to the browser since it is called *after* all output has been sent. Could someone implement a version of register_shutdown_function() that would allow for output to be sent to the browser? PS I have already asked around and been told it cannot be done *but* If there is already a way to do what I trying to achieve, please let me know and sorry but the bogus request. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=21508&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=trysnapshot Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21508&r=gnused