(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
socket_create_listen — Opens a socket on port to accept connections
socket_create_listen() creates a new Socket instance of
type AF_INET listening on all
local interfaces on the given port waiting for new connections.
This function is meant to ease the task of creating a new socket which only listens to accept new connections.
portThe port on which to listen on all interfaces.
backlog
The backlog parameter defines the maximum length
the queue of pending connections may grow to.
SOMAXCONN may be passed as
backlog parameter, see
socket_listen() for more information.
socket_create_listen() returns a new Socket instance
on success or false on error. The error code can be retrieved with
socket_last_error(). This code may be passed to
socket_strerror() to get a textual explanation of the
error.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | On success, this function returns a Socket instance now; previously, a resource was returned. |
Note:
If you want to create a socket which only listens on a certain interface you need to use socket_create(), socket_bind() and socket_listen().