socket_accept

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Accepts a connection on a socket.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

socket_accept Function synopsis

socket_accept(Socket $socket): Socket|false

Parameters

$socket

TypeSocket

A Socket instance created with socket_create.

Return value

TypeSocket|false

Returns a new Socket instance on success, or false on error. The actual error code can be retrieved by calling socket_last_error. This error code may be passed to socket_strerror to get a textual explanation of the error.

Changes to the socket_accept Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: Socket|false
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($socket): Socket
- socket_accept($socket)
+ socket_accept(Socket $socket): Socket|false

socket_accept Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes