PHP Extension

Receive a 4-byte Length Prefix from a Socket

Demonstrates Socket.ReceiveCount, which reads a four-byte length prefix as a signed 32-bit integer. A return value of -1 indicates failure.

Background. Reading the length prefix first tells the application exactly how many bytes to read for the message body, which is a reliable way to know when a full message has arrived.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

$socket = new CkSocket();

//  Connect to the server using TLS.
$bTls = true;
$maxWaitMs = 5000;
$success = $socket->Connect('example.com',5000,$bTls,$maxWaitMs);
if ($success == false) {
    print $socket->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Read a four-byte length prefix as a signed 32-bit integer (network byte order by default).  A
//  return value of -1 indicates failure.
$messageLength = $socket->ReceiveCount();
if ($messageLength < 0) {
    print $socket->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'The peer will send ' . $messageLength . ' bytes.' . "\n";

?>