pcntl_alarm
  (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)
pcntl_alarm — Set an alarm clock for delivery of a signal
  
 
 
  Description
  
   int pcntl_alarm
    ( int $seconds
   )
  
  
 
  Parameters
  
   
    - 
     seconds
     
- 
      
       The number of seconds to wait. If seconds
 is
       zero, no new alarm is created.
       
 
 
  Return Values
  
   Returns the time in seconds that any previously scheduled alarm had
   remaining before it was to be delivered, or 0 if there
   was no previously scheduled alarm.