SyncMutex::unlock

(PECL sync >= 1.0.0)

SyncMutex::unlock — Unlocks the mutex

Description

public bool SyncMutex::unlock ([ bool $all ] )

Decreases the internal counter of a SyncMutex object. When the internal counter reaches zero, the actual lock on the object is released.

Parameters

all

Specifies whether or not to set the internal counter to zero and therefore release the lock.

Return Values

A boolean of TRUE if the unlock operation was successful, FALSE otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 SyncMutex::unlock() example

<?php
$mutex = new SyncMutex("UniqueName");

$mutex->lock();

/* ... */

$mutex->unlock();
?>

See Also

• SyncMutex::lock() - Waits for an exclusive lock