time_sleep_until

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)
Make the script sleep until the specified time
bool time_sleep_until ( float $timestamp )

Makes the script sleep until the specified timestamp.

Parameters:
timestamp

The timestamp when the script should wake.

Returns:

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Exception:

If the specified timestamp is in the past, this function will generate a E_WARNING.

Changelog:
5.3.0

This function is now available on Windows platforms.

Notes:
All signals will be delivered after the script wakes up.
Examples:
A time_sleep_until() example
<?php

//returns false and generates a warning
var_dump(time_sleep_until(time()-1));

// may only work on faster computers, will sleep up to 0.2 seconds
var_dump(time_sleep_until(microtime(true)+0.2));

?>

See also:

sleep() -

usleep() -

time_nanosleep() -

set_time_limit() -

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2016-02-24 16:06:13
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