How to set timeout for get_meta_tags() & get_headers()

I’ve been using the get_meta_tags() & get_headers() PHP functions, and need to set a timeout value in case the website is slow or unresponsive. Does anyone know how to do it?

Answer

You should be able to influence this (as it’s via URL wrappers) with the default_socket_timeout ini setting.

Try either setting it in the php.ini file or by doing something like

ini_set('default_socket_timeout', 10);

to set a 10 sec timeout (the default value is 60)