Re: FN-FORUM: [Fwd: PHP Asynchronous Messaging Queuing Implementation]

date posted 21st April 2008 15:33


> I was wondering whether anyone knows of a good PHP Asynchronous
> Messaging Queuing Implementation?
> I have never had to use one before now and a google search has come up
> with quite a large number of options.
>
> I am trying to implement a pretty simple process where two (identical)
> client machines receive information (small pieces of information, but up
> to 10 pieces a second) which they put into a local queue cache.
> When the server is available, these clients send the queued messages on
> to the server for processing.
>
> So far I have found a couple of possibilities:
>
> PHPMQ/Mantaray using JMS:
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/10/27/php-jms.html
>
> Dropr:
> https://www.dropr.org/
>
> Has anyone used any of the above before or can recommend any better
> alternatives?
>

Neither look very mature or actively developed projects to me. Are you
sure this has all to be in php? Messaging is well supported in the Java
world (and, presumably, .NET). The PHPMQ looks like it needs a java
queue installation anyway.

Graham

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