Posted by robert on 05/30/06 16:32

look in php.net online docs and faq's...this is covered where you can
specify a max wait time when looking for a response.


"Tyrone Slothrop" <ts@paranoids.com> wrote in message
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|I am using exec() to run a number of StarOS tests on multiple IP's
| (they test various aspects of router and server functions). The
| problem I have is that an invalid IP may cause a delay of a few
| minutes in the execution of the script. I cannot use ping to test the
| validity of an IP since ping may be blocked.
|
| Is there a way to stop the execution of a loop if, after a few
| seconds, there is no response from the server? I would guess that the
| exec() would have to be called from inside of some sort of timer,
| though the solution escapes me.
|
| TIA!
|
|

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