SOCKET_SENDTO(3)							 1							  SOCKET_SENDTO(3)

socket_sendto - Sends a message to a socket, whether it is connected or not

SYNOPSIS

       int socket_sendto (resource  $socket, string  $buf, int	$len, int  $flags, string  $addr, [int	$port])

DESCRIPTION

	The function socket_sendto(3) sends $len bytes from $buf through the socket $socket to the $port at the address $addr.

PARAMETERS

	      o $socket
		- A valid socket resource created using socket_create(3).

	      o $buf
		- The sent data will be taken from buffer $buf.

	      o $len
		-$len bytes from $buf will be sent.

	      o $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 trans- |
	      | 	     | action.						 |
	      | 	     |							 |
	      | 	     |							 |
	      |MSG_DONTROUTE |							 |
	      | 	     |							 |
	      | 	     |	     Bypass routing, use direct interface.	 |
	      | 	     |							 |
	      +--------------+---------------------------------------------------+
	      o $addr
		- IP address of the remote host.

	      o $port
		-$port is the remote port number at which the data will be sent.

RETURN VALUES

       socket_sendto(3) returns the number of bytes sent to the remote host, or FALSE if an error occurred.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      socket_sendto(3) Example

	      <?php
		  $sock = socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, SOL_UDP);

		  $msg = "Ping !";
		  $len = strlen($msg);

		  socket_sendto($sock, $msg, $len, 0, '127.0.0.1', 1223);
		  socket_close($sock);
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       socket_send(3).

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