Php multithread [duplicate]

There are a few solutions, varying from “Hmmm, just about OK” through to “Poke out your eyes”.

  1. Write your multithreaded code as a PHP extension. Probably the most supported, but you need to write in C (or another language supported for extensions).
  2. Spawn child processes onto the underlying OS, and read/write to their input/output with standard file handles. See popen for one route in, or PCNTL. Reasonable, and you can use PHP from the command line.
  3. Make other HTTP requests to yourself via CURL or similar, thus piggybacking on your web servers multi-processing capacity. Keeps all your code “web like”, but runs the risk of irate support developers tracking you down and breaking thumbs.

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