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Laravel 5 Essentials
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Laravel 5 Essentials

by Martin Bean
April 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
144 pages
3h 13m
English
Packt Publishing
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Don't wait any longer with queues

Queues allow you to defer the execution of functions without blocking the script. They can be used to run all sorts of functions, from e-mailing a large number of users to generating PDF reports.

Laravel 5 is compatible with the following queue drivers:

  • Beanstalkd, with the pda/pheanstalk package
  • Amazon SQS, with the aws/aws-sdk-php package
  • IronMQ, with the iron-io/iron_mq package

Each queue system has its advantages. Beanstalkd can be installed on your own server; Amazon SQS might be more cost-effective and require less maintenance, as will IronMQ, which is also cloud-based. The latter also lets you set up push queues, which are great if you cannot run background jobs on your server.

Creating a command and pushing ...

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