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stream_socket_server()

stream_socket_server(...$args): mixed

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
$addrstring"host:port" to bind and listen on

Return value

Server handle for stream_socket_accept(), or -1 on failure.

Example

$srv = stream_socket_server("127.0.0.1:0");
echo $srv > 0 ? "listening" : "failed";
stream_close($srv);
listening

See also

stream_socket_client()stream_socket_accept()stream_close()