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stream_socket_client()
stream_socket_client(...$args): mixed
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $addr | string | "host:port" to connect to |
Return value
Socket handle for stream_send/stream_recv, or -1 on failure.
Example
$srv = stream_socket_server("127.0.0.1:0");
$c = stream_socket_client("127.0.0.1:1");
echo $srv > 0 && $c <= 0 ? "server-ok, no-peer" : "unexpected";
stream_close($srv);server-ok, no-peer