socket_sendto
Description
The socket_sendto of Sockets for PHP sends a message to a socket, whether it is connected or not.
Syntax
socket_sendto(
Socket $socket,
string $data,
int $length,
int $flags,
string $address,
?int $port = null
): int|falseParameters
socket
A Socket instance created using socket_create().
data
The sent data will be taken from buffer data.
length
length bytes from data will be sent.
flags
The value of flags can be any combination of the following flags, joined with the binary OR (|) operator.
| Constant | Description |
|---|---|
| MSG_OOB | Send 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. |
address
IP address of the remote host.
port
port is the remote port number at which the data will be sent.
Return
Returns the number of bytes sent to the remote host, or false if an error occurred.
Links
Sockets
- socket_accept
- socket_addrinfo_bind
- socket_addrinfo_connect
- socket_addrinfo_explain
- socket_addrinfo_lookup
- socket_atmark
- socket_bind
- socket_clear_error
- socket_close
- socket_cmsg_space
- socket_connect
- socket_create
- socket_create_listen
- socket_create_pair
- socket_export_stream
- socket_get_option
- socket_getopt
- socket_getpeername
- socket_getsockname
- socket_import_stream
- socket_last_error
- socket_listen
- socket_read
- socket_recv
- socket_recvfrom
- socket_recvmsg
- socket_select
- socket_send
- socket_sendmsg
- socket_set_block
- socket_set_nonblock
- socket_set_option
- socket_setopt
- socket_shutdown
- socket_strerror
- socket_write
- socket_wsaprotocol_info_export
- socket_wsaprotocol_info_import
- socket_wsaprotocol_info_release
