Php/docs/function.socket-close

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socket_close

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)

socket_close — Closes a socket resource

Description

socket_close ( resource $socket ) : void

socket_close() closes the socket resource given by socket. This function is specific to sockets and cannot be used on any other type of resources.

Parameters

socket

A valid socket resource created with socket_create() or socket_accept().

Return Values

No value is returned.

See Also

• socket_bind() - Binds a name to a socket
• socket_listen() - Listens for a connection on a socket
• socket_create() - Create a socket (endpoint for communication)
• socket_strerror() - Return a string describing a socket error