Bug->Doc #53409 [Tbd->Asn]: sleep() return NULL

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53409&edit=1 ID: 53409 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: webmaster at skarmflyg dot org Summary: sleep() return NULL -Status: To be documented +Status: Assigned -Type: Bug +Type: Documentation Problem -Package: Unknown/Other Function +Package: Documentation problem Operating System: Windows XP PHP Version: 5.3.3 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: aharvey Block user comment: N Private report: N Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-25 23:57:52] pajoye@php.net Sleep on windows returns nothing as well as some other platforms. The result of sleep is actually platform dependent (NULL/FALSE or 0/FALSE). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-25 22:45:15] webmaster at skarmflyg dot org Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.sleep#Return Values --- Sleep should return int or possibly boolean false but returns NULL. Using PHP 5.3.3 Apache 2.2.6 Windows XP SP3 Test script: --------------- $x=sleep(1); var_dump($x); // Outputs NULL. Expected int 0. Expected result: ---------------- According to documentation $x should be integer 0 or possibly false. Actual result: -------------- Variable $x becomes NULL. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53409&edit=1