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socket_send()

socket_send - Sends data to a connected socket

Syntax

int socket_send (resource $socket, string $buf, int $len, int $flags)

Arguments

  • socket - A valid socket resource created with socket_create() or socket_accept().
  • buf - A buffer containing the data that will be sent to the remote host.
  • len - The number of bytes that will be sent to the remote host from buf.
  • flags - The value of flags can be any combination of the following flags, joined with the binary OR ( |) operator. Possible values for flags MSG_OOB Send OOB (out-of-band) data. MSG_EOR Indicate a record mark. The sent data completes the record. MSG_EOF Close the sender side of the socket and include an appropriate notification of this at the end of the sent data. The sent data completes the transaction. MSG_DONTROUTE Bypass routing, use direct interface.

Description

The function socket_send() sends len bytes to the socket socket from buf.

Version

PHP 4.1.0, 5

Return value

socket_send() returns the number of bytes sent, or FALSE on error.