How can one effectively load an IRC channel list directly from an IRCX server using PHP?

To effectively load an IRC channel list directly from an IRCX server using PHP, you can utilize the PHP sockets extension to establish a connection to the server and send the necessary commands to retrieve the channel list. By sending the appropriate IRC commands, such as LIST, you can receive a list of channels available on the server. 

<?php
$server = 'irc.server.com';
$port = 6667;
$channelList = [];

$socket = socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_TCP);
socket_connect($socket, $server, $port);

socket_write($socket, "LIST\r\n");

while ($line = trim(socket_read($socket, 1024))) {
    if (strpos($line, "322") !== false) {
        continue; // Skip the numeric response code
    }
    $channelList[] = $line;
}

socket_close($socket);

print_r($channelList);
?>

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