(PECL sync >= 1.0.0)
SyncMutex::lock — Waits for an exclusive lock
$wait
= -1
) : boolObtains an exclusive lock on a SyncMutex object. If the lock is already acquired, then this increments an internal counter.
wait
The number of milliseconds to wait for the exclusive lock. A value of -1 is infinite.
A boolean of TRUE if the lock was obtained, FALSE otherwise.
Example #1 SyncMutex::lock() example
<?php
$mutex = new SyncMutex("UniqueName");
if (!$mutex->lock(3000))
{
echo "Unable to lock mutex.";
exit();
}
/* ... */
$mutex->unlock();
?>