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posix_setrlimit

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(PHP 7, PHP 8)

Set system resource limits

Description

posix_setrlimit(int $resource, int $soft_limit, int $hard_limit): bool

posix_setrlimit() sets the soft and hard limits for a given system resource.

Rlimits

resource: The resource limit constant corresponding to the limit that is being set.
soft_limit: The soft limit, in whatever unit the resource limit requires, or POSIX_RLIMIT_INFINITY.
hard_limit: The hard limit, in whatever unit the resource limit requires, or POSIX_RLIMIT_INFINITY.

Success

Version	Description
8.5.0	Now throws a `ValueError` when `hard_limit` or `soft_limit` is lower than -1, or when `soft_limit` is greater than `hard_limit`.