universal solution for breaking recursion loop ?

breakRecursion.php

<?php
/*
Author : Paritosh Piplewar
Description : solution for recursion . 
*/
function recursiveFunction(){
 static $breaking_point = 1;
 // here 5 is the extreme limit which breaks the function 
  if($breaking_point == 5){
   break;
   }
/*
for simplicity i am just adding printing statement .
you can add anything 
*/
 echo "this is simple print statement";
 
 $breaking_point++;
 recursiveFunction();
 return;
}

?>