PHP UK Conference 2017 - James Mallison - Websockets and Torrents: A match made in PHP

This talk covers the complexities of using Websockets for bi-directional communication between server and client, emphasizing their role in web applications. The speaker shares experiences from a project that involved sending torrent data from a server to a browser to create a customized Torrent Web GUI. Key topics include the concept of an event loop, handling authentication for both HTTP and Websocket requests, and strategies for writing non-blocking code. Additionally, the speaker discusses important aspects of security and privacy, especially in the context of setting up a server for streaming Ubuntu downloads.