Re: What happens when the execution time limit is exceeded?

Tim Streater wrote: > It would seem that exceeding the execution time can be caught by > declaring a handler with set_error_handler. However, even though I'm > sure I've read something about it somewhere, I can't now find any > info about what happens next. Specifically, inside my error handler, > how long does the error handler then have to clean up? Can I do > set_time_limit() again and return? (not that I'm minded to, but it > might be useful to someone). > > I seem to have enough time to output some stuff back to the browser > and log an error message or two, but it might be useful to know the > actual limits. You can't catch a timeout with set_error_handler(), because it is a fatal error. The only option you have is using register_shutdown_function() (which does not allow to return). It seems that the registered shutdown function resets the timeout once. Anyway, it seems better to prolong the timeout limit by calling set_time_limit() in advance, when you're expecting a long execution time. -- Christoph M. Becker