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F.34. Sockets

Function	Returns	Description
socket_select(array &read_fds, array &write_fds, &array except_fds, int tv_sec[, int tv_usec])	int	Runs the select() system call on the sets mentioned with a timeout specified by tv_sec and tv_usec.
socket_create_listen(int port[, int backlog])	resource	Opens a socket on port to accept connections.
socket_accept(resource socket)	resource	Accepts a connection on the listening socket fd.
socket_set_nonblock(resource socket)	bool	Sets nonblocking mode on a socket resource.
socket_set_block(resource socket)	bool	Sets blocking mode on a socket resource.
socket_listen(resource socket[, int backlog])	bool	Sets the maximum number of connections allowed to be waited for on the socket specified by fd.
socket_close(resource socket)	void	Closes a file descriptor.
socket_write(resource socket, string buf[, int length])	int	Writes the buffer to the socket resource; length is optional.
socket_read(resource socket, int length [, int type])	string	Reads a maximum of length bytes from socket.
socket_getsockname(resource socket, string &addr[, int &port])	bool	Queries the remote side of the given socket, which may either result in host/port or in a UNIX filesystem path, dependent on its type.
socket_getpeername(resource socket, string &addr[, int &port])	bool	Queries the remote side of the given socket, which may either result in host/port or in a UNIX filesystem path, dependent on its type.
socket_create(int domain, int type, int protocol)	resource	Creates an endpoint ...