# fam_open

(PHP 5 <= 5.0.5)

fam_open — Open connection to FAM daemon

### Description

resource fam_open ([ string `$appname` ] )

Opens a connection to the FAM service daemon.

### Parameters

`appname`

  A string identifying the application for logging reasons

### Return Values

Returns a resource representing a connection to the FAM service on success or `FALSE` on errors.

### See Also

- fam_close()