On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 1:28 PM, nik600 <nik600@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear all > > i'm trying to handle a max timeout into a file_get_contents request, > this is my code: > > ******* client.php ******* placed on http://test.foo.com/client.php > <?php > ini_set('default_socket_timeout',10); > $ctx = stream_context_create(array('http' => array('timeout' => 10))); > $data = file_get_contents("http://www.foo.com/server.php",0,$ctx); > if(!data){ > die("error during page request"); > }else{ > echo "OK"; > echo $data; > } > ?> > > ******* server.php ******* placed on www.foo.com at > http://www.foo.com/server.php > <?php > sleep(15); > echo "OK"; > ?> > > i've noticed that in a standard scenario if i call > http://test.foo.com/client.php all works properly and the timeout is > handled correctly. > > But, if i'm experiencing dns lookup problems, the timeout setting is > ignored by file_get_contents, or more probably the socket isn't yet > estabilished so the counter for timeout doesn't start. > > I've been able to reproduce this problem on a linux server dropping > incoming packets of DNS with this command: (be careful, it will > disable you ability to resolve all dns address!): > > * iptables -A INPUT -p udp --sport 53 -j DROP > * iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --sport 53 -j DROP > > So, the question is: > > is possible to have a timeout check that includes also dns resolution time? > > Thanks to all in advance I don't think this is possible with file_get_contents, but it should work if you use cURL and set the CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT option. - Matijn -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
