Example using fping (You could use piong instead, but if you install fping you can limit the time) <?php $cfg_endpoint = "www.google.com"; echo ("<p>Pinging $cfg_endpoint:</p>"); echo ("<p>Result:</p>"); //—– DO THE PING —– $output = shell_exec("fping -c1 -t750 $cfg_endpoint 2>&1"); echo "<pre>$output</pre>"; ?>