How can the script be modified to handle cases where the server is not responding as expected?

When the server is not responding as expected, we can modify the script to include error handling mechanisms such as setting a timeout for the server response, retrying the request a certain number of times, or displaying a custom error message to the user. This will help improve the script's robustness and provide a better user experience. 

<?php

// Set a timeout for the server response
$timeout = 10; // in seconds
$context = stream_context_create(['http' => ['timeout' => $timeout]]);

// Retry the request a certain number of times
$retry = 3;
$attempts = 0;

do {
    $response = file_get_contents('http://example.com', false, $context);
    $attempts++;
} while ($response === false && $attempts < $retry);

// Display a custom error message if the server is not responding
if ($response === false) {
    echo 'Error: Server is not responding. Please try again later.';
} else {
    // Process the server response
    echo $response;
}

?>

Keywords

error handling try-catch timeout curl exception

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