Re: PHP and Threads

You can simulate threading using the socket extension's socket_select() function by using it as a multiplexor. I've developed a similar system for work in a search engine. (Which, coincidentally, uses XML, too.) J Dan Hardiker wrote: > Hi, > > Im currently looking at different peices of software for writing a socket > server. This will need to be able to handle multiple connections coming in > independatly. From my experiance, this is best handled with threading. > > Would I be right in the assessment that PHP cannot cope with threading > sockets (or any multi-threading for that matter) - and are there any plans > to add this layer of functionality into PHP at any stage? > > [My aim is to create a socket server running on a port which can take > connections from clients (communicating in XML) running a messaging system > between them (either broadcast style to all users, or from user A to users > B, C and D] > > Thank you for your time. > >