Thread
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Thread::start

Execution

Description

public boolean Thread::start ([ integer $options ] )

Will start a new Thread to execute the implemented run method

Parameters

options

An optional mask of inheritance constants, by default PTHREADS_INHERIT_ALL

Return Values

A boolean indication of success

Examples

Example #1 Starting Threads

<?php
class My extends Thread {
    public function run() {
        /** ... **/
    }
}
$my = new My();
var_dump($my->start());
?>

The above example will output:

bool(true)