How do you interface PHP with Node

Interfacing PHP with Node.js can be accomplished in several ways. One common approach is to use HTTP requests to communicate between the two environments. You can have PHP handle the backend logic and use Node.js for real-time features or other asynchronous tasks.

Example Code

<?php // PHP script to send data to a Node.js server via HTTP $url = 'http://localhost:3000/api/data'; $data = array('key1' => 'value1', 'key2' => 'value2'); $options = array( 'http' => array( 'header' => "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n", 'method' => 'POST', 'content' => http_build_query($data), ), ); $context = stream_context_create($options); $result = file_get_contents($url, false, $context); if ($result === FALSE) { /* Handle error */ } echo $result; ?>

PHP Node.js HTTP requests backend real-time features asynchronous tasks