How to Delay the Execution of a Script with the sleep() Function in PHP
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09/04/2021
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In this article, you will learn how to delay the execution of a script with the sleep() function in PHP.
PHP sleep() Function
The sleep function delays execution of the current script.
You can delay execution for a specified number of seconds.
Syntax:
sleep($seconds)
Enter the number of seconds you want to delay.
This function returns 0 if the script was successfully delayed, false on error.