PHP stream_socket_shutdown() Function

The PHP stream_socket_shutdown() function shutdowns a full-duplex connection. The associated buffer, or buffers, may or may not be emptied.

Syntax

stream_socket_shutdown(stream, mode)

Parameters

`stream`	`Required.` Specify an open stream (opened with stream_socket_client(), for example).
`mode`	`Required.` Specify one of the following constants: STREAM_SHUT_RD - Disable further receptions STREAM_SHUT_WR - Disable further transmissions STREAM_SHUT_RDWR - Disable further receptions and transmissions

Return Value

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Example: stream_socket_shutdown() example

The example below shows the usage of stream_socket_shutdown() function.

<?php
$server = stream_socket_server('tcp://127.0.0.1:1337');
$client = stream_socket_client('tcp://127.0.0.1:1337');

var_dump(fputs($client, "Hello World"));

stream_socket_shutdown($client, STREAM_SHUT_WR);

//This will not work now
var_dump(fputs($client, "Hello World"));
?>

The output of the above code will be:

int(11)

PHP Notice: fputs(): send of 11 bytes failed with errno=32 Broken pipe in Main.php on line 10
int(0)

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