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# socket_sendto

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5)

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

## Description

int socket_sendto ( resource socket, string buf, int len, int flags, string addr [, int port] )

The function socket_sendto() sends len bytes from buf through the socket socket to the port at the address addr

The value of flags can be one of the following:

Table 1. possible values for flags

0x1 | Process OOB (out-of-band) data.
0x2 | Peek at incoming message.
0x4 | Bypass routing, use direct interface.
0x8 | Data completes record.
0x100 | Data completes transaction.

Example 1. socket_sendto() Example
`<?php $sh = socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_TCP); if (socket_bind($sh, '127.0.0.1', 4242)) { echo "Socket bound correctly"; } $buf = 'Test Message'; $len = strlen($buf); if (socket_sendto($sh, $buf, $len, 0x100, '192.168.0.2', 4242) !== false) { echo "Message sent correctly"; } socket_close($sh); ?>`

See also socket_send() and socket_sendmsg().

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