STREAM_SOCKET_SENDTO(3) 1 STREAM_SOCKET_SENDTO(3) stream_socket_sendto - Sends a message to a socket, whether it is connected or not SYNOPSIS int stream_socket_sendto (resource $socket, string $data, [int $flags], [string $address]) DESCRIPTION Sends the specified $data through the $socket. PARAMETERS o $socket - The socket to send $data to. o $data - The data to be sent. o $flags - The value of $flags can be any combination of the following: possible values for $flags +-----------+----------------------------------+ | | | |STREAM_OOB | | | | | | | Process OOB (out-of-band) data. | | | | +-----------+----------------------------------+ o $address - The address specified when the socket stream was created will be used unless an alternate address is specified in $address. If specified, it must be in dotted quad (or [ipv6]) format. RETURN VALUES Returns a result code, as an integer. EXAMPLES Example #1 stream_socket_sendto(3) Example <?php /* Open a socket to port 1234 on localhost */ $socket = stream_socket_client('tcp://127.0.0.1:1234'); /* Send ordinary data via ordinary channels. */ fwrite($socket, "Normal data transmit."); /* Send more data out of band. */ stream_socket_sendto($socket, "Out of Band data.", STREAM_OOB); /* Close it up */ fclose($socket); ?> SEE ALSO stream_socket_recvfrom(3), stream_socket_client(3), stream_socket_server(3). PHP Documentation Group STREAM_SOCKET_SENDTO(3)