stream_socket_accept

Function • Params changed in PHP 8.0

Accept a connection on a socket created by stream_socket_server.

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

stream_socket_accept Function synopsis

stream_socket_accept(
    $socket,
    ?float $timeout = null,
    &$peer_name = null
  )

Parameters

$socket

The server socket to accept a connection from.

$timeout

OptionalType?floatDefault valuenull

Override the default socket accept timeout. Time should be given in seconds. By default, default_socket_timeout is used.

$peer_name

Passed by reference, OptionalDefault valuenull

Will be set to the name (address) of the client which connected, if included and available from the selected transport.

Note that the parameter $peer_name is passed by reference, and contains additional/updated context data that may be useful.

Changes to the stream_socket_accept Function

PHP 8.0

  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $serverstream to $socket
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($timeout): ?float
  • Parameter default value added for position #2 ($timeout): null
  • Parameter name of parameter #3 changed: $peername to $peer_name
  • Parameter default value added for position #3 ($peer_name): null
  stream_socket_accept(
-     $serverstream,
+     $socket,
-     $timeout,
+     ?float $timeout = null,
-     &$peername
+     &$peer_name = null
    )

stream_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