socket_send
Sends data to a connected socket
Description
intfalse socket_send(
Socket $socket
,
string $data
,
int $length
,
int $flags
)
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
on error.