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

On 06 Mar 2014 at 14:02, Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> wrote: > 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. Ah, thanks. My shutdown_function in fact calls my error_handler, so that explains it. > Anyway, it seems better to prolong the timeout limit by calling > set_time_limit() in advance, when you're expecting a long execution time. Oddly enough :-) that's actually what I do. But understanding what happens is important. -- Cheers -- Tim