# How to close socket with eventmachine?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-close-socket-with-eventmachine/170927>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 24, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-close-socket-with-eventmachine/170927 "2009-06-24T05:31:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![di3go](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@di3go](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/di3go)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-close-socket-with-eventmachine/170927/1 "2009-06-24T05:31:42Z")

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How can i close a socket with eventmachine?

If i use close\_connection, the socket remains running and if i use  
stop\_event\_loop the entire program exite.

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**Author:** ![di3go](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@di3go](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/di3go)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-close-socket-with-eventmachine/170927/2 "2009-06-24T18:46:30Z")

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Diego B. wrote:

> How can i close a socket with eventmachine?
> 
> If i use close\_connection, the socket remains running and if i use  
> stop\_event\_loop the entire program exite.

close connection should work like a champ. you might repost to the EM  
mailing list, too.  
=r