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Bug #42787 max_execution_time not working
Submitted: 2007-09-28 11:05 UTC Modified: 2007-09-30 12:35 UTC
From: th at domainbox dot de Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Performance problem
PHP Version: 4.4.7 OS: Debian Etch
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2007-09-28 11:05 UTC] th at domainbox dot de 
Description:
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If i start the attached code via .so module in Apache or with "php -f" it will run forever.


Reproduce code:
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<?
ini_set('max_execution_time','10');
while (true){
 sleep(1);
}
?>

Expected result:
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max_execution_time exceeded

Actual result:
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Script runs longer than max_excution_time and does not get killed.

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 [2007-09-30 12:35 UTC] nlopess@php.net 
Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself.  For a
list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please
visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the
appropriate forum for asking support questions.  Due to the volume
of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not
a bug.  The support channels will be able to provide an explanation
for you.

Thank you for your interest in PHP.

'max_execution_time' really means cpu execution time. sleep() doesnt consume cpu, so it isn't counted. Anyway, the script won't run forever, although it may run for a while..
 
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