socket_addrinfo_connect

(PHP 7 >= 7.2.0, PHP 8)

socket_addrinfo_connect — Create and connect to a socket from a given addrinfo

Description

socket_addrinfo_connect(AddressInfo $address): Socket|false

Create a Socket instance, and connect it to the provided AddressInfo instance. The return value of this function may be used with the rest of the socket functions.

Parameters

address

AddressInfo instance created from socket_addrinfo_lookup().

Return Values

Returns a Socket instance on success or false on failure.

Changelog

VersionDescription
8.0.0On success, this function returns a Socket instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
8.0.0address is an AddressInfo instance now; previously, it was a resource.

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