PHP 4.0 Bug #9676: Feature request for set_time_limit

From: tboothby@felfel.com Operating system: Red Hat Linux 6.2 PHP version: 4.0.4pl1 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: Feature request for set_time_limit 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 Bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=9676&edit=1