walkor/GatewayWorker

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

GatewayWorker is a PHP framework built on Workerman for rapidly developing long-connection applications using a Gateway/Worker process model. Gateways maintain client connections while Worker processes handle business logic, and both can be deployed across servers to form a distributed cluster.

Use cases

• build an instant messaging server in php
• push notifications to mobile app clients over websocket
• develop a realtime multiplayer game server
• broadcast messages to groups of connected clients
• build an iot or smart home device messaging backend
• send targeted pushes to specific connected clients

When to choose

• you need persistent websocket or tcp connections in php
• you want distributed deployment of connection handling and business logic
• you need group or global broadcast push capabilities

When to avoid

• your app is simple request-response http without persistent connections
• you prefer node.js or go ecosystems for realtime messaging
• you need a managed cloud messaging service rather than self-hosted

Facets

framework · maturity stable

websocket message-queue rpc concurrency microservices web-development iot php cli workerman long-connection push-server gateway-worker-model im-server real-time messaging linux

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