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PHP sleep() Function


PHP Misc Reference Complete PHP Misc Reference

Definition and Usage

The sleep() function delays execution of the current script for a specified number of seconds.

Syntax

sleep(seconds)

Parameter Description
seconds Required. Specifies the number of seconds to delay the script


Example

<?php
echo date('h:i:s') . "<br />";

//sleep for 10 seconds
sleep(10);

//start again
echo date('h:i:s');

?>

The output of the code above will be something like this:

11:00:07
11:00:17


PHP Misc Reference Complete PHP Misc Reference

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