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Doc Bug #17160 sleep() * usleep() bypass set_time_limit()
Submitted: 2002-05-12 10:03 UTC Modified: 2002-06-18 07:59 UTC
From: ilia at prohost dot org Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: 4.2.0 OS: Linux 2.4.18
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2002-05-12 10:03 UTC] ilia at prohost dot org 
PHP's sleep & usleep() functions can be used to bypass set_time_limit() and allow a script to sleep forever thus taking up a webserver thread/process for an unlimited period of time.

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 [2002-05-12 10:21 UTC] rasmus@php.net 
Pretty much documented and by design.  I don't see anything that needs fixing here.
 [2002-06-18 07:55 UTC] hholzgra@php.net 
max_execution_time limits use of CPU time,
not real time, sleep() and usleep() don't use
any CPU, so ...
 [2002-06-18 07:59 UTC] mfischer@php.net 
I think hartmut explained this well and it should be noted in the documentation were appropriate
 
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