stream_socket_sendto

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

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

int stream_socket_sendto ( resource $socket, string $data [, int $flags = 0 [, string $address ]] )

Sends the specified data through the socket.

Parameters:

socket

The socket to send data to.

data

The data to be sent.

flags

The value of flags can be any combination of the following:

**possible values for `flags`**
`STREAM_OOB`	Process OOB (out-of-band) data.

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.

Returns:

Returns a result code, as an integer.

Examples:

stream_socket_sendto() 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);
?>