(PECL pthreads < 3.0.0)
Mutex::destroy — Destroy Mutex
The Mutex class has been removed in pthreads v3.
$mutex
) : boolDestroying Mutex handles must be carried out explicitly by the programmer when they are finished with the Mutex handle.
mutex
A handle returned by a previous call to Mutex::create(). The handle should not be locked by any Thread when Mutex::destroy() is called.
A boolean indication of success
Example #1 Mutex Creation and Destruction
<?php
/** You cannot use the "new" keyword, a Mutex is not a PHP object **/
$mutex = Mutex::create();
/** You have the physical address of the Mutex **/
var_dump($mutex);
/** Always destroy mutex you have created **/
Mutex::destroy($mutex);
?>
The above example will output:
int(40096976)