set_time_limit(0) -- possibly running forever?

[forrestfsu]

This might be a really foolish question, but here it goes.  I am trying to determine what occurs here:

 

<?php
set_time_limit(0);
echo 'DummyText';
?>

 

Since you set the time limit to have no time limit (that's what 0 does), will this script finish after printing 'DummyText' or will it still be open for ever?  I'm assuming there is some process running the script and I want to make sure that it gets killed after printing.

 

Thanks,

Jesse

[peranha]

http://us3.php.net/set_time_limit

 

Is says that if set to 0, no time limit is imposed.

[forrestfsu]

exactly.  so if there is no return or exit statement, does the script ever get killed?

[peranha]

no, because there is no time limit.

[forrestfsu]

Interesting, so if there were a "return" or "exit" statement, would it terminate?