Async PHP Requests Using CURL

This waits for the CURL request to push to firebase but no one is waiting for it. ####application/controllers/firebase.php

<?php

class Firebase_Controller extends Base_Controller
{
	public function post_index()
	{
		try {
			$s = extend(array(
				'url' => '',
				'data' => array(),
			), sr());

			$fb = new firebase(Config::get('firebase.url'), Config::get('firebase.token'));
			Log::fb($fb->push($s['url'], $s['data']));

			return true;
		} catch(Exception $e) {
			return $e->getMessage();
		}
	}
}

// this makes a curl request to a url with the data // Note the " > /dev/null 2>&1 &" this tells the shell_exec to not wait for no one so it returns immediately. ####laravel/request.php

/**
 * Make a CURL request.
 *
 * @return HttpFoundation\Request
 */
public static function curl($url, $payload, $type = "POST") {
	$cmd = "curl -X {$type} -H 'Content-Type: application/json'";
	$cmd.= "-v -d '" . json_encode($payload) . "' " . "'" . $url . "'";
	$cmd .= " > /dev/null 2>&1 &";

	return shell_exec($cmd);
}

// someone fills out a form and this makes the async request. ####application/controllers/comment.php

<?php

class Api_V1_Comment_Controller extends Base_Controller
{
	public function post_index()
	{
		try {
			$data = array(
				'url' => "/products/{$conversation->serie_id}/comments",
				'data' => eloquent_to_json($comment),
			);
			
			Request::curl('http://local.dev/firebase', $data);
		} catch(Exception $e) {
			return $e->getMessage();
		}
	}
}

Refer to step 3: https://segment.io/blog/how-to-make-async-requests-in-php/