# socket_close

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, 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()
- socket_listen()
- socket_create()
- socket_strerror()