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Net_NNTP_Client::connect()

Net_NNTP_Client::connect() -- Connects to a NNTP-server

Synopsis

require_once 'Net/NNTP/Client.php';

boolean Net_NNTP_Client::connect ([string $host = NET_NNTP_PROTOCOL_DEFAULT_HOST [, integer $port = NET_NNTP_PROTOCOL_DEFAULT_PORT]])

Description

Connect to a specific NNTP-server

Parameter

Return value

boolean - Returns TRUE on success, PEAR_Error on failure.

Throws

Table 38-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error codeError messageReasonSolution
NULL "Could not connect to NNTP-server $host" or "Not connected" The connection couldn't be established because

  • wrong hostname/ip-address or port

  • the host itself isn't linked to a network

  • a firewall doesn't allow access

 Check for server name, the connection to the net and possible firewalls on client or server side.

Note

This function can not be called statically.

See

Net_NNTP::quit(), Net_NNTP::pepareConnection()

Example

Example 38-1. Using connect()

require_once 'Net/NNTP/Client.php';

$nntp = new Net_NNTP_Client();
$ret = $nntp->connect('news.php.net');
if( PEAR::isError($ret)) {
    // handle error
} else {
    // success
}
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