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# stream_socket_sendto

Sends a message to a socket, whether it is connected or not

### Description

int stream_socket_sendto ( resource `$socket` , string `$data` [, int `$flags` = 0 [, string `$address` ]] )

Sends the specified `data` through the `socket`.

### Parameters

`socket`

  The socket to send `data` to.

`data`

  The data to be sent.

`flags`

  The value of `flags` can be any combination of the following:

  possible values for `flags`
  `STREAM_OOB` | Process OOB (out-of-band) data.

`address`

  The address specified when the socket stream was created will be used unless an alternate address is specified in `address`.

  If specified, it must be in dotted quad (or [ipv6]) format.

### Return Values

Returns a result code, as an integer.

### Examples

Example #1 stream_socket_sendto Example

`<?php
/* Open a socket to port 1234 on localhost */
$socket = stream_socket_client('tcp://127.0.0.1:1234');
/* Send ordinary data via ordinary channels. */
fwrite($socket, "Normal data transmit.");
/* Send more data out of band. */
stream_socket_sendto($socket, "Out of Band data.", STREAM_OOB);
/* Close it up */
fclose($socket);
?>`

### See Also

- stream_socket_recvfrom
- stream_socket_client
- stream_socket_server