Introduction to ReactPHP and Websockets
summary
Builds a tiny chat with ReactPHP server, vanilla JavaScript client and WebSockets, using Ratchet for the WebSocket layer and optional Redis for a backlog (server uses LRANGE to send the last 50 messages). Claims nonblocking PHP handles thousands of connections—example notes 8,000 connections as trivial—and shows nginx proxy config, long‑running process management (systemd/forever/docker) and a live demo plus GitHub code; the demo chat works and persistence is optional, Ratchet compatibility with the newest ReactPHP is noted as a caveat.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00ReactPHP and WebSockets intro
- 3:15What is ReactPHP
- 8:56First WebSocket demo
- 12:33Basic chat server
- 15:30Real-time chat app
- 24:44Adding Redis persistence
- 32:29Advanced use cases
- 34:17Deploying Ratchet
- 37:28COVID real-world example
- 39:13Summary & Q&A
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