Specify source ip using fsockopen

Question

On a server with multiple IPs routed to it, I\'d like to use PHP\'s fsockopen to open from a non-primary-interface ip (or a comparable method to be able to make fread and fw

Answer 1

With the standard arguments offered, it may not be possible.

This article (see: http://bytes.com/topic/php/answers/568317-specify-source-address-interface-use-when-using-fsockopen) suggests that you have to go down a level and use socket_bind().