php-doc-en/reference/sockets/functions/socket-recvfrom.xml
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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.socket-recvfrom">
<refnamediv>
<refname>socket_recvfrom</refname>
<refpurpose>Receives data from a socket whether or not it is connection-oriented</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>int</type><methodname>socket_recvfrom</methodname>
<methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>socket</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter role="reference">buf</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>len</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>flags</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter role="reference">name</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter role="reference">port</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
The <function>socket_recvfrom</function> function receives
<parameter>len</parameter> bytes of data in <parameter>buf</parameter> from
<parameter>name</parameter> on port <parameter>port</parameter> (if the
socket is not of type <constant>AF_UNIX</constant>) using
<parameter>socket</parameter>. <function>socket_recvfrom</function> can be
used to gather data from both connected and unconnected sockets.
Additionally, one or more flags can be specified to modify the behaviour of
the function.
</para>
<para>
The <parameter>name</parameter> and <parameter>port</parameter> must be
passed by reference. If the socket is not connection-oriented,
<parameter>name</parameter> will be set to the internet protocol address of
the remote host or the path to the UNIX socket. If the socket is
connection-oriented, <parameter>name</parameter> is &null;. Additionally,
the <parameter>port</parameter> will contain the port of the remote host in
the case of an unconnected <constant>AF_INET</constant> or
<constant>AF_INET6</constant> socket.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>socket</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The <parameter>socket</parameter> must be a socket resource previously
created by socket_create().
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>buf</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The data received will be fetched to the variable specified with
<parameter>buf</parameter>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>len</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Up to <parameter>len</parameter> bytes will be fetched from remote host.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>flags</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The value of <parameter>flags</parameter> can be any combination of
the following flags, joined with the binary OR (<literal>|</literal>)
operator.
</para>
<table>
<title>Possible values for <parameter>flags</parameter></title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>Flag</entry>
<entry>Description</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><constant>MSG_OOB</constant></entry>
<entry>
Process out-of-band data.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>MSG_PEEK</constant></entry>
<entry>
Receive data from the beginning of the receive queue without
removing it from the queue.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>MSG_WAITALL</constant></entry>
<entry>
Block until at least <parameter>len</parameter> are received.
However, if a signal is caught or the remote host disconnects, the
function may return less data.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>MSG_DONTWAIT</constant></entry>
<entry>
With this flag set, the function returns even if it would normally
have blocked.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>name</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
If the socket is of the type <constant>AF_UNIX</constant> type,
<parameter>name</parameter> is the path to the file. Else, for
unconnected sockets, <parameter>name</parameter> is the IP address of,
the remote host, or &null; if the socket is connection-oriented.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>port</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
This argument only applies to <constant>AF_INET</constant> and
<constant>AF_INET6</constant> sockets, and specifies the remote port
from which the data is received. If the socket is connection-oriented,
<parameter>port</parameter> will be &null;.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
<function>socket_recvfrom</function> returns the number of bytes received,
or &false; if there was an error. The actual error code can be retrieved by
calling <function>socket_last_error</function>. This error code may be
passed to <function>socket_strerror</function> to get a textual explanation
of the error.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>socket_recvfrom</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL | E_STRICT);
$socket = socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, SOL_UDP);
socket_bind($socket, '127.0.0.1', 1223);
$from = '';
$port = 0;
socket_recvfrom($socket, $buf, 12, 0, $from, $port);
echo "Received $buf from remote address $from and remote port $port" . PHP_EOL;
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
<para>
This example will initiate a UDP socket on port 1223 of 127.0.0.1
and print at most 12 characters received from a remote host.
</para>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="changelog">
&reftitle.changelog;
<para>
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>&Version;</entry>
<entry>&Description;</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>4.3.0</entry>
<entry>
<function>socket_recvfrom</function> is now binary safe.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>socket_recv</function></member>
<member><function>socket_send</function></member>
<member><function>socket_sendto</function></member>
<member><function>socket_create</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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