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                                     sleep

   (PHP 3, PHP 4 )
   sleep -- Delay execution

Description

   void sleep ( int seconds)

   The sleep() function delays program execution for the given number of
   seconds.

   Example 1. sleep() example
   <?php
   // current time
   echo date('h:i:s') . "\n";
   // sleep for 10 seconds
   sleep(10);
   // wake up !
   echo date('h:i:s') . "\n";
   ?>

   This example will output (after 10 seconds)
05:31:23
05:31:33

   See also usleep() and set_time_limit()
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