Using WebSockets in Your PHP Application May 25, 2017

WebSockets give you real-time access to your application, facilitating communication between the browser and the server. WebSockets may seem they’re only for Javascript, but you can use them in PHP as well. We will discuss use cases and strategies for implementing WebSockets. We will look at the most popular protocols; specifically the WAMP, as well as the Ratchet, and Thruway libraries. At the end of this talk, you’ll understand what WebSockets are, and how to use them in your application.