usleep

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Delay execution in microseconds

void usleep ( int $micro_seconds )

Delays program execution for the given number of microseconds.

Parameters:

micro_seconds

Halt time in microseconds. A microsecond is one millionth of a second.

Returns:

No value is returned.

Examples:

usleep() example

<?php
 
// Current time
echo date('h:i:s') . "\n";
 
// wait for 2 seconds
usleep(2000000);
 
// back!
echo date('h:i:s') . "\n";
 
?>

The above example will output:

11:13:28
11:13:30

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2025-01-10 15:47:30

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