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PHP Threads Class: Run multiple tasks in parallel using HTTP requests

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This class can run multiple tasks in parallel using HTTP requests.

It can send HTTP requests to the same Web server and the same script that is currently running.

The class can pass the name of a function to execute in the child thread, as well additional parameters to pass to it.

Multiple threads may be started in parallel. The class can return the results each thread given the thread identifier.

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Example

<?php
/*
    File: matrix.php
    Description: Matrix multiplication example using CThreads library.
    Usage: Call from the browser this file.
    URL Parameters:
        threads - (int) number of threads (2 default)
        size - (int) size of the matrix (size x size) (4 default)
        print - (int) 1 to print out, 0 to not
   
    Author: Amilton de Camargo Jr. <[email protected]>
   
    Copyright (cc) 2014 - Amilton de Camargo Jr. <[email protected]>
*/

// Include CThreads library
require_once('CThreads.php');

///////// FUNCTIONS //////////

// Function that generates a matrix
// Arguments:
// (int) $size - Size of the matrix (size x size)
// (int) $rand_from - First number range
// (int) $rand_to - Last number range
// Return:
// (array) $matrix - Generated matrix
function GenerateMatrix($size=0, $rand_from=1, $rand_to=2)
{
    // If it got an invalid size
    if ( $size < 2 )
        return array();
   
    $matrix = array();
   
    // Generate the matrix
    for ( $i=0; $i<$size; $i++ )
        for ( $j=0; $j<$size; $j++ )
            $matrix[$i][$j] = ($rand_from == $rand_to) ? $rand_from : mt_rand($rand_from, $rand_to);
   
    return $matrix;
}

// Function that prints a matrix
// Arguments:
// (array) $matrix - Matrix to be printed
// (int) $size - Matrix size
// Return:
// (void)
function PrintMatrix($matrix=array(), $size=0)
{
    // If invalid arguments
    if ( !is_array($matrix) || $size < 0 )
        return;
   
    // Print the matrix
    for ( $i=0; $i<$size; $i++ )
    {
        for ( $j=0; $j<$size; $j++ )
            echo $matrix[$i][$j] . '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;';
       
        echo '<br>';
    }
}

// Function to calculate a piece of a matrix
// Arguments:
// (array/int/float/String) $args - Arguments for the function
// Return:
// (array) $ret - Array with startpoint, endpoint, and result matrix
function Multiply($args)
{
    // If not a valid argument
    if ( !is_array($args) )
        return;
   
    // Get the arguments
    $t_number = $args['t_number']; // Thread ID
    $size = $args['size']; // Matrix size
    $threads = $args['threads']; // Number of threads
    $first = $args['first']; // First matrix
    $second = $args['second']; // Second matrix
    $result = array(); // Result matrix (local)
   
    if ( $threads > 1 )
    {
        // Calculate the thread's boundaries
        $rows = (int) ($size / $threads);
        $start = (int) ($rows * $t_number);
        $end = (int) ($start + $rows);
        $dif = (int) ($size - ( $threads * $rows ));
       
        // If it is the first thread and the matrix size is odd
        if ( $t_number == 0 && $size % 2 != 0 && $dif > 0 )
            $end += $dif;
    }
    else
    {
        $start = 0;
        $end = $size;
    }
   
    // Perform the calculation
    for ( $i=$start; $i<$end; $i++ )
        for( $j=0; $j<$size; $j++ )
            for( $k=0; $k<$size; $k++ )
                $result[$i][$j] += $first[$i][$k] * $second[$k][$j]; // Save the result to the resultant matrix
   
    // Return the values
    $ret = array();
    $ret['start'] = $start;
    $ret['end'] = $end;
    $ret['result'] = $result;
   
    return $ret;
}

// Get the result form all calculations and make the final matrix
// Arguments:
// (array) $results - Results from threads
// (int) $threads - Number of threads
// (int) $size - Matrix size
// Return:
// (array) $result - Result matrix from multiplication
function FinalResult($results=array(), $threads=0, $size=0)
{
    $result = array();
   
    for ( $t=0; $t<$threads; $t++ )
    {
        $start = $results[$t]['start'];
        $end = $results[$t]['end'];
        $res = $results[$t]['result'];
       
        for ( $i=$start; $i<$end; $i++ )
            for ( $j=0; $j<$size; $j++ )
                $result[$i][$j] = $res[$i][$j];
    }
   
    return $result;
}

//////////// MAIN PROGRAM /////////////

$threads = (isset($_GET['threads'])) ? (int) $_GET['threads'] : 2; // Number of threads
$m_size = (isset($_GET['size'])) ? (int) $_GET['size'] : 4; // Matrix size
$matrix1 = GenerateMatrix($m_size); // First matrix
$matrix2 = GenerateMatrix($m_size); // Second matrix
$result = array(); // Result of the multiplication
$thread_handle = new CThreads(); // Thread handles object
$printOut = (isset($_GET['print'])) ? (int) $_GET['print'] : true; // Boolean variable whether to print or not

// Print tha matrices
if ( $printOut )
{
    echo '<b>Matrix Multiplication</b><br><br>';
    echo '<table><tr><td>';
    echo 'Matrix 1:<br><br>';
    PrintMatrix($matrix1, $m_size);
    echo '</td><td width="50">&nbsp;</td><td>';
    echo 'Matrix 2:<br><br>';
    PrintMatrix($matrix2, $m_size);
    echo '</td></tr></table>';
}

echo "<br>> Using {$threads} thread(s) to calculate...<br>";

// Beginning timestamp
$parallel_start_time = microtime(true);

if ( $threads == 1 )
{
    // Set the arguments
    $args = array(); // Initialize the variable
    $args['t_number'] = 0; // Thread ID
    $args['size'] = $m_size; // Matrix size
    $args['threads'] = 1; // Number of threads
    $args['first'] = $matrix1; // First matrix
    $args['second'] = $matrix2; // Second matrix
   
    // Perform the calculation and get the result
    $threads_results[0] = Multiply($args);
}
else
{
    // Create the threads
    for ( $i=0; $i<$threads; $i++ )
    {
        // Set the arguments
        $args = array(); // Initialize the variable
        $args['t_number'] = $i; // Thread ID
        $args['size'] = $m_size; // Matrix size
        $args['threads'] = $threads; // Number of threads
        $args['first'] = $matrix1; // First matrix
        $args['second'] = $matrix2; // Second matrix
       
        // Create the thread and set the function to call and its arguments
        $thread_handle->AddThread('Multiply', $args, true);
    }
   
    // Run all threads
    $thread_handle->Run();
   
    // Get the result from all threads
    $threads_results = $thread_handle->GetResults();
}

// End timestamp
$parallel_end_time = microtime(true);

// Get the final result
$result = FinalResult($threads_results, $threads, $m_size);

// Print out the result
if ( $printOut )
{
    echo '<br>Result:<br><br>';
    PrintMatrix($result, $m_size);
}

echo '<br>Parallel part done in '.round($parallel_end_time-$parallel_start_time, 3).' seconds<br>';

?>

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