I work with the pcntl extension and sockets, and I'm working on the developpement of a multiuser server. Several clients can connect limited to FD_SIZE. I start by a setup : 

//Setup of the sockets
....
//Setup of the client array
$i=0;
 while($i<FD_SETSIZE){
     $client[$i]=null;
     $i++;
 }

while(1){
 Here the parent cheks connection
  $new_socket=socket_accept(main_socket);
 It accepts and puts the new socket ressource in the first free slot of the array client 
....
   $client[$k]=$new_socket
.....
   if(!pcntl_fork){
      Child here.....
      Manage the dialog  its OK ! with several connection
      ....
      but when I shutdown a connection, exit is correct 
      ... I need to remove the linked ressources from
      $client[$slot] and it is the same for the select 
      array...
      So I do $client[$slot]=null;
      .... But It seems to fail, and each time the parent
      continues   to see the allocate ressources, so it
      refuses more connexion, because $client[$slot] is 
      not change from the parent point of view.
     }//En child
   }//
Where I'm wrong, is there a bug for variables between parent and child ? Or maybe I make a confusion for the way 
to remove ressources from my client array (value or references) ?

So, now I'm lost, Could somebody gives me some help about please ? I can send all the code if necessary !

Thanks for your help

Marcel