Multithreading in PHP

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I am working on windows. I have built a twitter application using the twitter API which periodically checks for new tweets as well as allows users to update their status. I have written separate PHP files for reading (reader.php) and writing tweets (writer.php). The only problem is how do I periodically read the tweets. There are a few ways which I can think of -

1) Use a time-based job scheduler (like Cron) to periodically run the reader.php. How do I do this?

2) Use multithreading to run both reader and writer.php and use a timer function in reader.php

Suggestions?

Multithreading and Windows? Use something else. Why PHP? It's not the proper tool for your task IMO. — shinkou
– shinkou, Commented Apr 21, 2010 at 4:54
@shinkou: No, PHP is perfectly well suited to this task. The problem is that the OP is mistaken about this task requiring multi-threading. — Nathan Osman
– Nathan Osman, Commented Apr 21, 2010 at 4:55
PHP code is very easy to write and smaller as compared to Java.. — Bruce
– Bruce, Commented Apr 21, 2010 at 4:55

Nathan Osman · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-21 04:50:02Z

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Since you are working within Windows, you probably won't be able to use cron very easily. You can however, use the task scheduler. See this link for step-by-step instructions.

answered Apr 21, 2010 at 4:50

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Kevin Schroeder · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-21 12:53:27Z

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Another option is to use some kind of job queuing system. The Zend Server Job Queue has the ability to schedule recurring tasks. I use it on my site for an awful lot of stuff. Actually, a lot of what you are trying to do. It does periodic Twitter searches, processes relationships and such. I have a posting about how to use it at Do you queue? Introduction to the Zend Server Job Queue

answered Apr 21, 2010 at 12:53

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