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Asked: 2026-06-03T22:37:00+00:00

this may seem odd, but I actually need a PHP script that WILL time-out,

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this may seem odd, but I actually need a PHP script that WILL time-out, i.e.: take so long to execute that Apache WILL time-out the script and fire a 408 error.

The purpose for this, is to demo capturing the 408 with a custom 408 error page to report timeouts to a database.

Perhaps there is a better way to do this that you may suggest?

I don’t think an infinite loop would work as Apache would 500 if I remember correctly.

Edit ——-

It has been pointed out that a 408 is a client error, so in addition, what error would Apache fire if a script times-out?

I’d like an actual example rather than a synthesized header() as this is to be pitched to a client and they would ideally like a real-world example.

Thank you!

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  1. Editorial Team

    A 408 is a client error:

    408 Request Timeout

    The client did not produce a request within the time that the server was prepared to wait.

    So you’ll have to telnet <yourhost> 80 and just sit and wait. Of course you can emulate this through fsockopen() if you want to do it programmatically.

    Throwing the header from code might also work.

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