PHP Manual: shmop

Description

string shmop_read ( int shmid, int start, int count )

shmop_read() will read a string from shared memory block.

shmop_read() takes 3 parameters: shmid, which is the shared memory block identifier created by shmop_open(), offset from which to start reading and count on the number of bytes to read.

Example 1. Reading shared memory block

<?php
$shm_data = shmop_read($shm_id, 0, 50);
?>

This example will read 50 bytes from shared memory block and place the data inside $shm_data.