Re: Time out for file()? - Use fsockopen

Jean-Arthur, Your set_time_limit/shutdown function solution looks like a clever trick. If you can come up with that you might just as well do the proper job with an fsockopen and socket_set_timeout. The manual pages on fsockopen, socket_set_timeout plus the user comments have plenty of useful examples: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fsockopen.php http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.socket-set-timeout.php You might also want to look at socket_set_blocking as an alternative. (Switch to non-blocking so that your "gets" always returns immediately and then you can put in your own wait/action before trying another gets). Check out: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.socket-set-blocking.php Either way, to write your own jasfile() to emulate file() shouldn't be more than 10-20 lines. An extra advantage of using fsockopen is that you can send a HEAD request before your GET/POST to check the server/page are there. If that works you can then give the target server longer to serve the GET in case the problem is just slow communications rather than a missing/slow server. Good Luck George Jean-Arthur Silve wrote: > > Hi ! > > I use the file function for accessing to pages on another server. > > It works perfectly. > > But if the server does not respond or is too long to send datas, the file > function wait too long.. > > Is there a way to tune the time out ?? I would like that id the server does > not respond, the function return in few seconds only. > > I thought to a solution using : > > set_time_limit(2); > register_shutdown_function(func); > file(myurl); > set_time_limit(30); > func(); > > In this example if the file function takes more than 2 seconds, then func() > would be called. If the file function does not time out, then then func is > called too... > > But may be there is a cleanest way to do this (I checked the manual, > somethink like socket_set_timeout), in the way that if the time function > timed out then the script continues normally, returning an error: > > tuning the time out(2); > $f=file(myurl); > if ($f==false) > // Timed out > else > // ok > .... > > Thank you ! > > jean-arthur > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > EuroVox > 4, place Félix Eboue > 75583 Paris Cedex 12 > Tel : 01 44 67 05 05 > Fax : 01 44 67 05 19 > Web : http://www.eurovox.fr > ----------------------------------------------------------------