# sem_remove

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5)

sem_remove — Remove a semaphore

### Description

bool sem_remove ( resource `$sem_identifier` )

sem_remove() removes the given semaphore.

After removing the semaphore, it is no more accessible.

### Parameters

`sem_identifier`

  The semaphore identifier. Must have been created with sem_get(), otherwise a warning is generated.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### See Also

- sem_get()
- sem_release()
- sem_acquire()