April 2015
Beginner
144 pages
3h 13m
English
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:
pda/pheanstalk packageaws/aws-sdk-php packageiron-io/iron_mq packageEach 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.