socket_send
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5)
socket_send — Sends data to a connected socket
Description
   int socket_send
    ( resource $socket
   , string $buf
   , int $len
   , int $flags
   )
  The function socket_send() sends len bytes to the socket socket from buf .
Parameters
- socket
 - 
      
A valid socket resource created with socket_create() or socket_accept().
 - buf
 - 
      
A buffer containing the data that will be sent to the remote host.
 - len
 - 
      
The number of bytes that will be sent to the remote host from buf .
 - flags
 - 
      
The value of flags can be any combination of the following flags, joined with the binary OR (|) operator.
Possible values for flags MSG_OOB Send OOB (out-of-band) data. MSG_EOR Indicate a record mark. The sent data completes the record. MSG_EOF Close the sender side of the socket and include an appropriate notification of this at the end of the sent data. The sent data completes the transaction. MSG_DONTROUTE Bypass routing, use direct interface.  
Return Values