stream_socket_pair

Function • Params changed in PHP 8.6

Creates a pair of connected, indistinguishable socket streams.

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
Improved

stream_socket_pair Function synopsis

stream_socket_pair(
    int $domain,
    int $type,
    int $protocol,
    $context = null
  ): array|false

Parameters

$domain

Typeint

The protocol family to be used: STREAM_PF_INET, STREAM_PF_INET6 or STREAM_PF_UNIX

$type

Typeint

The type of communication to be used: STREAM_SOCK_DGRAM, STREAM_SOCK_RAW, STREAM_SOCK_RDM, STREAM_SOCK_SEQPACKET or STREAM_SOCK_STREAM

$protocol

Typeint

The protocol to be used: STREAM_IPPROTO_ICMP, STREAM_IPPROTO_IP, STREAM_IPPROTO_RAW, STREAM_IPPROTO_TCP or STREAM_IPPROTO_UDP

$context

OptionalDefault valuenull

Return value

Typearray|false

Returns an array with the two socket resources on success, or false on failure.

Changes to the stream_socket_pair Function

PHP 8.6

  • Optional parameter added - #4: $context = null
 stream_socket_pair(
     int $domain,
     int $type,
-    int $protocol
+    int $protocol,
+    $context = null
   ): array|false

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: array|false
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($domain): int
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($type): int
  • Parameter type added for parameter #3 ($protocol): int
  stream_socket_pair(
-     $domain,
+     int $domain,
-     $type,
+     int $type,
-     $protocol
+     int $protocol
-   )
+   ): array|false

stream_socket_pair 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