Mine

<?php

set_timeout_limit(0);


$config = array(
	"server" => "irc.arg-irc.net",
	"port" => "6667",
	"ident" => "Somebot-PHP",
	"nick" => "Somebot"
);


$socks = connect();

echo "Connecting!<br />";
print_r($config);
echo "<hr>";

function connect() {
	global $config;
	$sock = fsockopen($config["server"],$config["port"]);

	fputs($socket,"USER ".$config["nick"]." ".$config["ident"]." * :".$config["nick"]."\n");


	fputs($socket,"NICK ".$config["nick"]."\n");
	while($dat[1] != "376") {
		$data = fgets($sock, 128);
		echo $data."<br />";
		$dat = explode(' ', $data); 
		if ($dat[0] == "PING") ( fputs($sock, "PONG $dat[1]\n");
	}
	return $sock;
}

echo "<hr>Terminating!<br />";

fwrite($socks, "QUIT \n");
fclose($socks);

echo "Done";

?>