What is the recommended approach for delaying the execution of a PHP function, such as socket_read, for a certain duration?

To delay the execution of a PHP function like socket_read for a certain duration, you can use the sleep() function. This function pauses the execution of the script for the specified number of seconds. Simply call sleep() before calling the socket_read function to introduce a delay in execution.

// Delay execution for 5 seconds
sleep(5);

// Call the socket_read function after the delay
$socketData = socket_read($socket, 1024);