HTTP_THROTTLE(3) 1 HTTP_THROTTLE(3)
http_throttle - HTTP throttling
SYNOPSIS
void http_throttle (float $sec, [int $bytes = 40960])
DESCRIPTION
Sets the throttle delay and send buffer size.
Note
This function should be used in conjunction with http_send_data(3), http_send_file(3) and http_send_stream(3).
Note
Provides a basic throttling mechanism, which will yield the current process or thread until the entity has been completely sent.
Note
This may not work as expected with the following SAPI(s): FastCGI.
PARAMETERS
o $sec
- seconds to sleep after each chunk sent
o $bytes
- the chunk size in bytes
EXAMPLES
Example #1
A http_throttle(3) example
Send file with approximately 20 kbyte/s.
<?php
// ~ 20 kbyte/s
# http_throttle(1, 20000);
# http_throttle(0.5, 10000);
http_throttle(0.1, 2000);
http_send_file('document.pdf');
?>
SEE ALSO
http_send_data(3), http_send_file(3), http_send_stream(3), the HttpResponse class if you are using PHP 5.1.0 and above.
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