array Net_NNTP::selectGroup (
string $newsgroup
)
Selects a specific newsgroup on the news server
string $newsgroup
- Name of the newsgroup to
access
array
- If the newsgroup exists an array
containing the message number of the first
(array key: ['first']
)
and the last message id (array key: ['last']
)
or a PEAR_Error, if fail.
Error code | Error message | Reason | Solution |
---|---|---|---|
NULL | Different error messages | The messages are directly passed from the news server, in the most cases caused by calling a non existing article | Check the article ID or if your are still connected to the server ( Net_NNTP::isConnected()) |
This function can not be called statically.
Using selectGroup()
<?php
...
$ret = $nntp->connect("news.php.net");
if( PEAR::isError($ret)) {
// handle error
} else {
// success
$data = $nntp->selectGroup("php.pear.dev");
// Print the count of articles
echo "Count: ", $data['last'] - $data['first'];
}
?>