(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)
The sleep() function delays program execution for the given number of seconds.
Example 1. sleep() example
<?php // current time echo date('h:i:s') . "\n"; // sleep for 10 seconds sleep(10); // wake up ! echo date('h:i:s') . "\n"; ?>
This example will output (after 10 seconds)
05:31:23 05:31:33
See also usleep() and set_time_limit()
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