PHP: socket_send - Manual (original) (raw)

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

socket_send — Sends data to a connected socket

Description

Parameters

socket

A Socket instance created with socket_create() or socket_accept().

data

A buffer containing the data that will be sent to the remote host.

length

The number of bytes that will be sent to the remote host from data.

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.

Return Values

socket_send() returns the number of bytes sent, or [false](reserved.constants.php#constant.false) on error.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 socket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.

See Also