PHP WebSockets with Ratchet: Real-Time Chat and Notifications

PHP WebSockets with Ratchet

WebSockets enable bidirectional connections between server and browser. Ratchet is a popular PHP library built on ReactPHP for WebSocket servers.

Install and Basic Server

composer require cboden/ratchet

Nginx Reverse Proxy

location /ws {
    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
    proxy_http_version 1.1;
    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    proxy_read_timeout 86400;
}