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(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
socket_send — Sends data to a connected socket
The function socket_send() sends
length
bytes to the socket
socket
from data
.
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.
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. |
socket_send() returns the number of bytes sent, or false
on error.