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meriksk/message-queue
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Simple DB driven message queue library.

040PHP

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MessageQueue PHP
================

[](#messagequeue-php)

A fast, simple DB driven message queuing library for PHP/MySQL.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require meriksk/message-queue
```

How to install
--------------

[](#how-to-install)

- Message-queue depends on the great Swift Mailer, which is included using composer (). All packages will be installed by composer.
- Create a database in your server with your desired name. e.g: message\_queue.
- Run the provided SQL code found on install/schema.sql on that database to create the initial database structure.
- Setup two cronjobs in your linux to execute regularly the delivery and purge scripts. ([Cron-job setup](#cron-job))

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Example 1:

```
$queue = new \meriksk\MessageQueue\Queue();
$message = new Message(Queue::EMAIL, 'recipient1@email.com', 'Subject', 'message body');
$queue->add($message);
```

Example2:

```
use meriksk\MessageQueue\Queue;
$queue = new Queue();
$message = new Message(Queue::EMAIL, 'recipient1@email.com', 'Subject', 'message body');
$message->save();
```

Example 3:

```
use meriksk\MessageQueue\Queue;
$message = Queue::message(Queue::EMAIL);
$message->body = 'Message body';
$message->subject = 'Subject';
$message->addDestination('recipient1@email.com');
$message->addDestination('recipient2@email.com');

// attachment
$message->addAttachment($filePath2, 'custom_name', 'application/pdf');

// save
$message->save();
```

Cron job
--------

[](#cron-job)

The delivery script delivers pending emails in the queue. Running it every minute is recommended. Be sure the shell scripts are executable.

`$ crontab -e`

Add the following lines: `* * * * * /var/www/htdocs/your_app/scripts/deliver``0 6 * * * /var/www/htdocs/your_app/scripts/purge`

```
Queue::antiflood(1, 3)
Queue::deliver(['max_attemps' => 3]);
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ composer test
```

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

14

—

LowBetter than 2% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity20

Early-stage or recently created project

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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