note 118619 added to function.stream-set-timeout

Another note alread states that blocking-reads may be an issue, if the counterpart responds very slowly - or not at all. The stream timeout may not work as expected in such a situation. However, php.net provides very little information on how to use non-blocking reading operations. Here's a code sample: <?php stream_set_timeout($c, $timeout); $data = ''; while (is_resource($c) && !feof($c)) { // Use non-blocking reading for first loop if (($data === '') and ($timeout > 0)) { stream_set_blocking($c, false); $endtimeOut = time() + $timeout; $str = ''; while ((time() < $endtimeOut) and (strlen($str) < 515) and !feof($c)) { sleep(1); // Note: This may require tuning $str.= fgets($c, 515); } // Handling first-read timeout if (time() >= $endtimeOut) { trigger_error('Timeout', E_USER_WARNING); break; } stream_set_blocking($c, true); } else { $str = fgets($c, 515); } $data.= $str; // Handling of "traditional" timeout $info = stream_get_meta_data($c); if ($info['timed_out']) { trigger_error('Timeout', E_USER_WARNING); break; } } ?> ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 46.128.22.170 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/function.stream-set-timeout.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/118619 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118619/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118619/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118619/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118619/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118619/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118619/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118619 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/118619 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php