Connect the socket

# ZMQSocket::connect

(PECL zmq >= 0.5.0)

ZMQSocket::connect — Connect the socket

### Beschreibung

public function ZMQSocket::connect(string `$dsn`, bool `$force` = `false`): ZMQSocket

Connect the socket to a remote endpoint. The endpoint is defined in format `transport://address` where transport is one of the following: inproc, ipc, tcp, pgm or epgm.

### Parameter-Liste

`dsn`

  The connect dsn, for example `transport://address`.

`force`

  Tries to connect even if the socket has already been connected to given endpoint.

### Rückgabewerte

Returns the current object.

### Fehler/Exceptions

Throws ZMQSocketException on error.

### Beispiele

Beispiel #1 A ZMQContext() example

Construct a new context and allocate request socket from it

    <?php
    /* Server hostname */
    $dsn = "tcp://127.0.0.1:5555";

    /* Create a socket */
    $socket = new ZMQSocket(new ZMQContext(), ZMQ::SOCKET_REQ, 'my socket');

    /* Get list of connected endpoints */
    $endpoints = $socket->getEndpoints();

    /* Check if the socket is connected */
    if (!in_array($dsn, $endpoints['connect'])) {
        echo "<p>Connecting to $dsn</p>";
        $socket->connect($dsn);
    } else {
        echo "<p>Already connected to $dsn</p>";
    }

    /* Send and receive */
    $socket->send("Hello!");
    $message = $socket->recv();

    echo "<p>Server said: {$message}</p>";
    ?>

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