Closes a socket resource

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# socket_close

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5)

socket_close — Closes a socket resource

### Description

void socket_close ( resource `$socket` )

socket_close() closes the socket resource given by `socket`. This function is specific to sockets and cannot be used on any other type of resources.

### Parameters

`socket`

  A valid socket resource created with socket_create() or socket_accept().

### Return Values

No value is returned.

### See Also

- socket_bind() - Binds a name to a socket
- socket_listen() - Listens for a connection on a socket
- socket_create() - Create a socket (endpoint for communication)
- socket_strerror() - Return a string describing a socket error

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