Re: Timeout Function
| From: | Rasmus Lerdorf | Date: | Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:53:06 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Timeout Function | ||
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> I would like to see a timeout function implemented in PHP (something like
> Perl's alarm function would be perfect). I notice there is a
> set_time_limit() function in PHP, but it cannot be applied to a specified
> block of code (it applies to the entire script) and it causes a fatal error
> when the timeout is reached (instead of letting you run some alternate code
> if the timeout is reached).
That's not true. If you use register_shutdown_function() then this
function you register will be run once the timeout hits. See the chapter
in the manual on connection handling.
-Rasmus