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sleep

Name

sleep — Delays program execution.

Synopsis

void sleep(seconds); integer seconds: Number of seconds to sleep

Returns

Nothing

Description

sleep() is used to delay the execution of the current program. The delay lasts for the number of seconds specified in the seconds argument and begins at the point in the script where the sleep() function call is made.

Note

On some operating systems, sleep() is not guaranteed to delay program execution for the exact number of seconds specified. Check your system documentation and perform a few tests before relying on the precision of this function.

Version

PHP Version: 3+, 4+

Example

Example 761. Slightly inaccurate way to test the accuracy of sleep()

<pre>
<?php
function time_convert ($microtime) {
    list ($milliseconds, $time) = explode (' ', $microtime);
    return $milliseconds + $time;
}

for ($x = 1; $x < 5; ++$x) {
    $time[$x]['start'] = microtime ();
    sleep ($x);
    $time[$x]['end'] = microtime ();
    $time[$x]['diff'] = time_convert ($time[$x]['start']) - time_convert ($time[$x]['end']);
}

print_r ($time);

# To get a more accurate estimate of the accuracy of sleep() on UNIX-like OSes,
# use the time utility
?>
</pre>

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