imap_timeout

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.3, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

imap_timeout — Set or fetch imap timeout

function imap_timeout(int $timeout_type, int $timeout = -1): int|bool

Sets or fetches the imap timeout.

timeout_type: One of the following: IMAP_OPENTIMEOUT, IMAP_READTIMEOUT, IMAP_WRITETIMEOUT, or IMAP_CLOSETIMEOUT.
timeout: The timeout, in seconds.

If the timeout parameter is set, this function returns true on success and false on failure.

If timeout is not provided or evaluates to -1, the current timeout value of timeout_type is returned as an integer.

Example #1 imap_timeout() example

<?php

echo "The current read timeout is " . imap_timeout(IMAP_READTIMEOUT) . "\n";

?>