Disconnects from shared memory segment

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# shm_detach

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

shm_detach — Disconnects from shared memory segment

### Description

bool shm_detach ( resource `$shm_identifier` )

shm_detach() disconnects from the shared memory given by the `shm_identifier` created by shm_attach(). Remember, that shared memory still exist in the Unix system and the data is still present.

### Parameters

`shm_identifier`

  A shared memory resource handle as returned by shm_attach()

### Return Values

shm_detach() always returns `TRUE`.

### See Also

- shm_attach() - Creates or open a shared memory segment
- shm_remove() - Removes shared memory from Unix systems
- shm_remove_var() - Removes a variable from shared memory

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