pcntl_alarm

pcntl_alarm

Set an alarm clock for delivery of a signal

int **pcntl_alarm** int $seconds

Creates a timer that will send a signal to the process after the given number of seconds. Any call to will cancel any previously set alarm. SIGALRM``pcntl_alarm

seconds The number of seconds to wait. If is zero, no new alarm is created. seconds

Returns the time in seconds that any previously scheduled alarm had remaining before it was to be delivered, or if there was no previously scheduled alarm. 0