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From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.stream-set-timeout#refsect1-function.stream-set-timeout-description
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It is not clear to me if it refers to a timeout since the last byte received from the stream or a timeout since the stream has been opened.
For example, if I set a timeout of 5 seconds with this function, if I receive data without problems, will it stop at 5 seconds even if I am receiving data? Or will it stop after not receiving data for 5 seconds?
And, what is the default timeout?
Also, some people say that you should call it everytime after a fwrite otherwise the fread will not timeout.
Other people say that before doing the fread one should check the timed_out field of the array returned by stream_get_meta_data.
Someone with the right knowledge should improve the documentation substantially since its not clear at all.
The example should be done with a loop to show people how to read correctly with timeout handling in a loop since fread can bring less data than there is really available or requested.
Thanks.