PHP thread library: pthreads

This project provides a POSIX-based multi-threaded programming mechanism for PHP. Any defined user-defined methods and functions can be executed asynchronously. Built-in support for sync and sync methods.

Highlights

• An easy-to-use, quick-to-learn Threading API for PHP5.3+
• Execute any and all predefined and user declared methods and functions asynchronously
• Ready made synchronization included, geared towards the PHP environment
• Seamless operation in multi-threaded SAPI environments
• A world of possibilities...

Technical Features

• Posix Threads
• Synchronization
• Worker Threads
• Synchronized Methods
• Complete Support for OO - ie. traits, interfaces, inheritance
• Full read/write/execute support for threaded objects
• Mutex (direct, subset)
• Conditions (direct, subset)

pthreads was written with simplicity, compatibility and efficiency in mind, it's performance beggars belief !!

Environmental requirements

• PHP5.3+
• ZTS Enabled (Thread Safety)
• Posix Threads Implementation

Testing has been carried out on x86, x64 and ARM, in general you just need a compiler and pthread.h

PHP version supported

pthreads should compile and work in any version of PHP from 5.3.0 to the latest release.

Sample code:

class AsyncOperation extends Thread {
 public function __construct($arg){
 $this->arg = $arg;
 }

 public function run(){
 if($this->arg){
 printf("Hello %sn", $this->arg);
 }
 }
}
$thread = new AsyncOperation("World");
if($thread ->start())
 $thread->join();
?>

Project homepage:http://www.open-open.com/lib/view/ home/1391824675848