Semaphore Functions
PHP Manual

shm_attach

Creates or open a shared memory segment

Description

SysvSharedMemoryfalse shm_attach(int $key, intnull $size = null, int $permissions = 0666)

shm_attach returns an id that can be used to access the System V shared memory with the given key, the first call creates the shared memory segment with size and the optional perm-bits permissions.

A second call to shm_attach for the same key will return a different SysvSharedMemory instance, but both instances access the same underlying shared memory. size and permissions will be ignored.

Parameters

key

A numeric shared memory segment ID

size

The memory size. If not provided, default to the sysvshm.init_mem in the php.ini, otherwise 10000 bytes.

permissions

The optional permission bits. Default to 0666.

Return Values

Returns a SysvSharedMemory instance on success, or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 On success, this function returns an SysvSharedMemory instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
8.0.0 size is nullable now.

See Also

  • shm_detach
  • ftok