stream_set_timeout Set timeout period on a stream &reftitle.description; boolstream_set_timeout resourcestream intseconds intmicroseconds0 Sets the timeout value on stream, expressed in the sum of seconds and microseconds. When the stream times out, the 'timed_out' key of the array returned by stream_get_meta_data is set to &true;, although no error/warning is generated. &reftitle.parameters; stream The target stream. seconds The seconds part of the timeout to be set. microseconds The microseconds part of the timeout to be set. &reftitle.returnvalues; &return.success; &reftitle.changelog; &Version; &Description; 4.3.0 As of PHP 4.3, this function can (potentially) work on any kind of stream. In PHP 4.3, socket based streams are still the only kind supported in the PHP core, although streams from other extensions may support this function. &reftitle.examples; ]]> &reftitle.notes; This function doesn't work with advanced operations like stream_socket_recvfrom, use stream_select with timeout parameter instead. This function was previously called as set_socket_timeout and later socket_set_timeout but this usage is deprecated. &reftitle.seealso; fsockopen fopen