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klaussilveira/simple-shm
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SimpleSHM is a simple and small abstraction layer for shared memory manipulation using PHP.

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SimpleSHM
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SimpleSHM is a simple and small abstraction layer for shared memory manipulation using PHP. It makes use of the SHMOP functions, built into most PHP packages.

Authors and contributors
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[](#authors-and-contributors)

- [Klaus Silveira](http://www.klaussilveira.com) (Creator, developer, support)

License
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[](#license)

[New BSD license](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php)

Todo
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[](#todo)

- add support for arrays, by automatically serializing or converting to JSON
- add support for objects, by using JSON
- create a better documentation
- error handling can, and should, be improved
- test, test, test

About Shared Memory
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[](#about-shared-memory)

Shared Memory is an efficient mean of exchanging data between applications in the same machine. One application will create a memory portion which other processes can access, as long as they have the proper permissions. You can read more about it here:

Using SimpleSHM
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[](#using-simpleshm)

The idea behind SimpleSHM is to keep things very easy to use. If you want better control and flexibility, you can always modify the class or extend it.

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