Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53409&edit=1
ID: 53409 Updated by: bj...@php.net Reported by: webmaster at skarmflyg dot org Summary: sleep() return NULL -Status: Closed +Status: Re-Opened -Type: Documentation Problem +Type: Bug -Package: Documentation problem +Package: Unknown/Other Function -Operating System: Windows XP +Operating System: pajoye PHP Version: 5.3.3 -Assigned To: aharvey +Assigned To: pajoye Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: After quick discussion on IRC; Windows does actually have a way to provide the same functionality as, f.e., Linux by using SleepEx(). Re-classifying as php-src bug & assign to Pierre. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-26 10:19:25] ahar...@php.net This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-26 10:19:18] ahar...@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of aharvey Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=305764 Log: Fix doc bug #53409 (sleep() return NULL). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-25 23:57:52] paj...@php.net Sleep on windows returns nothing as well as some other platforms. The result of sleep is actually platform dependent (NULL/FALSE or 0/FALSE). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-25 22:45:15] webmaster at skarmflyg dot org Description: ------------ --- >From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.sleep#Return Values --- Sleep should return int or possibly boolean false but returns NULL. Using PHP 5.3.3 Apache 2.2.6 Windows XP SP3 Test script: --------------- $x=sleep(1); var_dump($x); // Outputs NULL. Expected int 0. Expected result: ---------------- According to documentation $x should be integer 0 or possibly false. Actual result: -------------- Variable $x becomes NULL. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53409&edit=1
