PHP Functions Essential Reference

socket_set_timeout

bool socket_set_timeout(resource socket_descriptor, int seconds, 
int microseconds) 

socket_descriptor	Socket descriptor
seconds	Number of seconds
microseconds	Number of microseconds

Sets the timeout for an open socket.

Returns:

TRUE on success; FALSE otherwise

Description:

socket_set_timeout() sets the timeout value for an open socket. The timeout value is the sum of the seconds and microseconds arguments.

Availability:

UNIX, Windows

Version:

4.0b4+

See also:

To get information about the state of a socket:

socket_get_status() 

Example:

23.18. Change the timeout for a socket

socket_set_timeout ($socket_descriptor, 0, 500) or trigger_error ('Socket timeout could not be altered');