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AF_UNIX versus AF_INET

I'm using AF_INET in sockets for inter process communication on the same machine. Is AF_UNIX better for IPC on the same machine than AF_INET in terms of performance? If so, how much better? I would like to know if there is sample code available to test this. I'm running the program on Solaris.

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-Vijay
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SOCKET_BIND(3)								 1							    SOCKET_BIND(3)

socket_bind - Binds a name to a socket

SYNOPSIS
bool socket_bind (resource $socket, string $address, [int $port]) DESCRIPTION
Binds the name given in $address to the socket described by $socket. This has to be done before a connection is be established using socket_connect(3) or socket_listen(3). PARAMETERS
o $socket - A valid socket resource created with socket_create(3). o $address - If the socket is of the AF_INET family, the $address is an IP in dotted-quad notation (e.g. 127.0.0.1). If the socket is of the AF_UNIX family, the $address is the path of a Unix-domain socket (e.g. /tmp/my.sock). o $port (Optional) - The $port parameter is only used when binding an AF_INET socket, and designates the port on which to listen for connections. RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. The error code can be retrieved with socket_last_error(3). This code may be passed to socket_strerror(3) to get a textual explanation of the error. EXAMPLES
Example #1 Using socket_bind(3) to set the source address <?php // Create a new socket $sock = socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_TCP); // An example list of IP addresses owned by the computer $sourceips['kevin'] = '127.0.0.1'; $sourceips['madcoder'] = '127.0.0.2'; // Bind the source address socket_bind($sock, $sourceips['madcoder']); // Connect to destination address socket_connect($sock, '127.0.0.1', 80); // Write $request = 'GET / HTTP/1.1' . " " . 'Host: example.com' . " "; socket_write($sock, $request); // Close socket_close($sock); ?> NOTES
Note This function must be used on the socket before socket_connect(3). Note Windows 9x/ME compatibility note: socket_last_error(3) may return an invalid error code if trying to bind the socket to a wrong address that does not belong to your machine. SEE ALSO
socket_connect(3), socket_listen(3), socket_create(3), socket_last_error(3), socket_strerror(3). PHP Documentation Group SOCKET_BIND(3)