PHP SDK developer guide
Build Temporal Applications with the PHP SDK.
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Core Application
Use the essential components of a Temporal Application (Workflows, Activities, and Workers) to build and run a Temporal application.
- How to develop a basic Workflow
- How to develop a basic Activity
- How to start an Activity Execution
- How to run Worker Processes
Temporal Client
Connect to a Temporal Service and start a Workflow Execution.
- How to connect a Temporal Client to a Temporal Service
- How to connect a Temporal Client to a Temporal Cloud
- How to start a Workflow Execution
- Advanced connection options
Testing
Set up the testing suite to test Workflows and Activities.
Failure detection
Explore how your application can detect failures using timeouts and automatically attempt to mitigate them with retries.
Workflow message passing
Send messages to read the state of Workflow Executions.
- How to develop with Signals
- How to develop with Queries
- How to develop with Updates
- Message handler patterns
- Message handler troubleshooting
- How to develop with Dynamic Handlers
Interrupt a Workflow feature guide
Interrupt a Workflow Execution with a Cancel or Terminate action.
Versioning
The PHP SDK Versioning developer guide shows how to Change Workflow Definitions without causing non-deterministic behavior in running Workflows.
- Introduction to Versioning
- How to use the PHP SDK Patching API: Patching Workflows using the PHP SDK.
- Sanity checking
Asynchronous Activity Completion
Complete Activities asynchronously.
Observability
Configure and use the Temporal Observability APIs.
Debugging
Explore various ways to debug your application.
Schedules
Run Workflows on a schedule and delay the start of a Workflow.
Durable Timers
Use Timers to make a Workflow Execution pause or "sleep" for seconds, minutes, days, months, or years.
Child Workflows
Explore how to spawn a Child Workflow Execution and handle Child Workflow Events.
Continue-As-New
Continue the Workflow Execution with a new Workflow Execution using the same Workflow ID.
Side Effects
Use Side Effects in Workflows.