fopen have a "setTimeout" feature?

From: Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 19:32:23 +0000
Subject: fopen have a "setTimeout" feature?
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Can you set something like a "setTimeout" feature in fopen? That is, if you use fopen to open a URL for "scraping", if that URL's server is down or doesn't respond in x seconds, can you set a feature to show an error message or a "friendly" error message indicating such? Thanx Phil

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