What security considerations should be taken into account when using socket connections in PHP?

When using socket connections in PHP, it is important to consider security measures to prevent potential vulnerabilities such as data interception or injection. One key consideration is to implement encryption using SSL/TLS to secure the data transmitted over the socket connection. Additionally, it is important to validate and sanitize user input to prevent SQL injection attacks. 

// Example code snippet implementing SSL/TLS encryption for a socket connection
$context = stream_context_create([
    'ssl' => [
        'local_cert' => '/path/to/server.pem',
        'local_pk' => '/path/to/server.key',
        'verify_peer' => true,
        'verify_peer_name' => true,
        'allow_self_signed' => false
    ]
]);

$socket = stream_socket_client('ssl://example.com:443', $errno, $errstr, 30, STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT, $context);

if (!$socket) {
    die("Failed to connect: $errstr ($errno)");
}

// Now you can use the $socket for secure communication

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