>> I have a line like this:
>>
>> $rststr = get("http://"; . $dst . "/request.htm" );
>>
>> Problem is that I have had this script hang due to the $dst site being
>> down. Is there a way to do a time out?
>
> Consider using the core alarm() function, or using LWP::UserAgent (I'm
> guessing you're using LWP::Simple here, which is just a wrapper around
> LWP::UserAgent) and specifying the timeout attribute on that object.
Thanks. Yes, using Simple. Looking at this.
Can I do something as simple as this?
$rststr = "";
alarm(60); # set timer for 60 seconds
$rststr = get("http://"; . $dst . "/request.htm" ); # try to get my data
alarm(0); # turn off timer
If the get failed I just want $rststr empty or filled with what data
was received. Or MUST I define an alarm condition? I am also
thinking I must wrap this in eval? This is on a linux server. Thanks
again.
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