note 38033 added to function.fopen

What is the best way to timeout the opening of a page over the internet if the page your are trying to retrieve hangs? I tried using fsockopen and socket_set_timeout, but I got the same problem -- 99 times out of 100, the page is opened fine. But that 1 time out of 100, it hangs and the program just sits there for 5 mins or so. Retrying the page, and it pops right up. This is making my automation of a nightly download very flaky. Any help is very greatly appreciated. Thanks! ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+38033 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+38033&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+38033&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php