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imap_timeout

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(PHP 4 >= 4.3.3, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Set or fetch imap timeout

Description

imap_timeout(int $timeout_type, int $timeout = -1): int|bool

Sets or fetches the imap timeout.

Parameters

timeout_type

One of the following: IMAP_OPENTIMEOUT, IMAP_READTIMEOUT, IMAP_WRITETIMEOUT, or IMAP_CLOSETIMEOUT.

timeout

The timeout, in seconds.

Return Values

If the timeout parameter is set, this function returns true on success and false on failure.

If timeout is not provided or evaluates to -1, the current timeout value of timeout_type is returned as an integer.

Examples

imap_timeout() example

php
<?php

echo "The current read timeout is " . imap_timeout(IMAP_READTIMEOUT) . "\n";

?>

Source: reference/imap/functions/imap-timeout.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)