Stop Polling. Go Real-Time with PHP
Build scalable notifications with Valkey Streams, OpenSwoole, and WebSockets
Polling is easy to add, but it becomes costly when thousands of users keep hitting the database for updates. This whitepaper shows how to build a real-time notification architecture in PHP using Valkey Streams, OpenSwoole, and WebSockets, while the database remains the source of truth for durable notifications.
Why download it?
Real-time notifications are not just about pushing messages faster. The architecture also needs to handle reconnects, read states, tenant-wide notifications, stream limits, and production traffic without turning Valkey into a second source of truth. This whitepaper walks through that design and shows how the producer and consumer sides fit together in PHP.
Inside the whitepaper
- Why polling breaks down at scale
- When Valkey Streams are a better fit than Pub/Sub
- How to build producers and consumers with PHP and OpenSwoole
- How to handle reconnects, read tracking, and stream retention
- How to run Valkey Streams reliably in production
