shm_detach

Disconnects from shared memory segment

Description

bool shm_detach ( resource $shm_identifier )

shm_detach disconnects from the shared memory given by the shm_identifier created by shm_attach. Remember, that shared memory still exist in the Unix system and the data is still present.

Parameters

shm_identifier

A shared memory resource handle as returned by shm_attach

Return Values

shm_detach always returns TRUE.

See Also

  • shm_attach
  • shm_remove
  • shm_remove_var