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  <refentry id="function.sleep">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>sleep</refname>
    <refpurpose>Delay execution</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>void</type><methodname>sleep</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>seconds</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <simpara>
     The <function>sleep</function> function delays program execution for the
     given number of <parameter>seconds</parameter>.
    </simpara>
    <para>
     <example>
      <title><function>sleep</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

// current time
echo date('h:i:s') . "\n";

// sleep for 10 seconds
sleep(10);

// wake up !
echo date('h:i:s') . "\n";

?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
      <para>
       This example will output (after 10 seconds)
      </para>
      <screen>
<![CDATA[
05:31:23
05:31:33
]]>
      </screen>
     </example>
    </para>
    <simpara>
     See also <function>usleep</function> and
     <function>set_time_limit</function>
    </simpara>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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