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Deploy ReactPHP on PHP host

I use the example for the chat server in ReactPHP. My server listens on port 8080

$socket = new React\Socket\Server(8080, $loop);
$server->listen($socket);

in my local PC. The written code is working correctly but when upload files into my Linux host, nothing works. I wrote a ticket to the support team from my hoster, they said that this is not possible in Linux. Is that correct?

Solution

  • ReactPHP core team member here. Your run-of-the-mill shared hosting won't be able to host this. You need your own server, VPS, or bare metal, to run ReactPHP as a server because you're dealing with a daemon process. And shared hosting generally doesn't support that.

    My suggestion is to get a VPS somewhere and look into Supervisor to keep your process running and restart it when something happens to it. This also requires you to manage your own server with all the firewalling and networking knowledge that comes with it.