running PHP as a service that listen to serial ports

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(how) Can I execute a PHP code, that will stay a live and listen to a serial port?

Currently I use python and other stand-alone environments.

Please note: my problem is not reading the port, but keeping the connection a live

maybe useful: [627965/serial-comm-with-php-on-windows](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/627965/serial-comm-with-php-on-windows). Some of the suggested libraries work on linux as well eg: [3679-PHP-Communicate-with-a-serial-port](http://www.phpclasses.org/package/3679-PHP-Communicate-with-a-serial-port.html). — Ryan Vincent, Dec 04 '14 at 12:07
Not sure if you are aware that PHP can be run from the shell (]CLI). [Using PHP from the command line](http://php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php) — Ryan Vincent, Dec 04 '14 at 12:14

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 04 '14 at 12:04

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I only read about it a long time ago, but this should do what you want to: http://pecl.php.net/package/dio

answered Dec 04 '14 at 12:04

Azeruel

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