RE: [PHP] Why [?php while (true) { sleep(5); } ?] dies on CLI?

On 11 June 2009 12:00, Ashley Sheridan advised: > On Thu, 2009-06-11 at 10:47 +0000, Jean-Pierre Arneodo wrote: >> Hi! >> I'm stuck. >> I don't understand why the php CLI dies after 3 hours in my script. Any >> idea to solve? Thanks >> >> >> PHP 5.2.9-0.dotdeb.2 with Suhosin-Patch 0.9.7 (cli) (built: Apr 7 2009 >> 20:06:36) Linux ubuntu 2.6.24-19-server #1 SMP Wed Jun 18 14:44:47 UTC >> 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux >> >> Conf [php.ini] >> max_execution_time=0 >> >> <?php >> while (true) { >> sleep(5); >> } >>> >> >> >> > The while loop will continue executing until its condition is false. As > you've got a boolean true as the condition, it will never end. I think he realises that. His question is why "never" equates to 3 hours in his environment. Cheers! Mike -- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Developer, C507, Leeds Metropolitan University, Civic Quarter Campus, Woodhouse Lane, LEEDS, LS1 3HE, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@leedsmet.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 812 4730 To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm