Is this for the client application or server? I assume it is a client as you are trying to read a server response. socket_write() will return the length of the buffer that is written to server, so you can check that value to make sure the send is complete. --Aras -----Original Message----- From: nick.yim [mailto:nick.yim@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 3:39 AM To: php-general Subject: how to close a socket output, leave input Hello All, 1. create a socket 2. write something 3. (just) close output 4. read the server response 5. close the socket step 3, i mean close output, let the server know the client send complete Best regards, nick.yim nick.yim@xxxxxxxxxx 2006-12-08 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php