sleep
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
sleep — Delay execution
Description
int sleep
( int $seconds
)
Delays the program execution for the given number of
seconds
.
Parameters
-
seconds
-
Halt time in seconds.
Return Values
Returns zero on success, or FALSE on errors.
Errors/Exceptions
If the specified number of seconds
is negative,
this function will generate a E_WARNING.
Examples
Example #1 sleep() example
<?php
echo date('h:i:s') . "\n";
sleep(10);
echo date('h:i:s') . "\n";
?>
This example will output (after 10 seconds)
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