stream_socket_sendto

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

&reftitle.description; ``int``false```stream_socket_sendto` `resource` `socket` `string` `data` `int` `flags` 0 `string` `address`""

Sends the specified `data` through the `socket`.

&reftitle.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.

&reftitle.returnvalues;

Returns a result code, as an integer,&return.falseforfailure;.

&reftitle.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);
    ?>

&reftitle.seealso;

- `stream_socket_recvfrom`
- `stream_socket_client`
- `stream_socket_server`