socket_shutdown PHP Manual Prev Next socket_shutdown (PHP 4 >= 4.1.0)socket_shutdown -- Shuts down a socket for receiving, sending, or both. Descriptionbool socket_shutdown ( resource socket [, int how]) Warning This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the name of this function, and anything else documented about this function may change without notice in a future release of PHP. Use this function at your own risk. The socket_shutdown() function allows you to stop incoming, outgoing or all data (the default) from being sent through the socket The value of how can be one of the following: Table 1. possible values for how 0 Shutdown socket reading 1 Shutdown socket writing 2 Shutdown socket reading and writing Prev Home Next socket_set_option Up socket_strerror