acquire()) { echo "lock1 acquired\n"; } else { echo "lock1 not acquired\n"; } // Test the locks like this if ($lock1->isLocked()) { echo "lock1 is locked\n"; } else { echo "lock1 is not locked\n"; } if ($lock2->isLocked()) { echo "lock2 is locked\n"; } else { echo "lock2 is not locked\n"; } // This will timeout after a second if ($lock2->acquire(1)) { echo "lock2 acquired\n"; } else { echo "lock2 not acquired\n"; } // After releasing, you can acquire it $lock1->release(); if ($lock2->acquire(1)) { echo "lock2 acquired\n"; } else { echo "lock2 not acquired\n"; }