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stream_set_blocking()

stream_set_blocking - Set blocking/non-blocking mode on a stream

Syntax

bool stream_set_blocking (resource $stream, int $mode)

Arguments

  • stream - The stream.
  • mode - If mode is 0, the given stream will be switched to non-blocking mode, and if 1, it will be switched to blocking mode. This affects calls like fgets() and fread() that read from the stream. In non-blocking mode an fgets() call will always return right away while in blocking mode it will wait for data to become available on the stream.

Description

Sets blocking or non-blocking mode on a stream.

Version

PHP 4.3.0, 5

Return value

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.