Async? Isn't that like AJAX in Javascript or something? Most PHP developers encounter asynchronous code for the first time in Javascript, but not many are aware that PHP can do async too. We discuss asynchronous programming in PHP and how we might be able

How does asynchronous programming differ from synchronous programming?

In synchronous programming

• We issue a statement,
• We wait for it to complete
• ..and then move on to the next statement.

In asynchronous programming

• We issue