# Net_Socket - Network Socket Interface
[](https://travis-ci.org/pear/Net_Socket)
Net_Socket is a class interface to TCP sockets. It provides blocking
and non-blocking operation, with different reading and writing modes
(byte-wise, block-wise, line-wise and special formats like network
byte-order ip addresses).
[Homepage](http://pear.php.net/package/Net_Socket/)
## Installation
For a PEAR installation that downloads from the PEAR channel:
`$ pear install pear/net_socket`
For a PEAR installation from a previously downloaded tarball:
`$ pear install Net_Socket-*.tgz`
For a PEAR installation from a code clone:
`$ pear install package.xml`
For a local composer installation:
`$ composer install`
To add as a dependency to your composer-managed application:
`$composer require pear/net_socket`
## Tests
Run the tests from a local composer installation:
`$ ./vendor/bin/phpunit`
## License
BSD-2 license
