Gearman Sample

gistfile1.php

<?php
// In controller
public function triggerSendNotificationsAction(Request $request)
{
    // Code to get that user triggered a bunch of notifications to an array of user ids.
    $userIds = array(.......);
    $message = 'some message from the frontend user';
    
    //Get Gearman and tell it to run in the background a 'job'
    $this->get('gearman')->doBackgroundJob('MyDemoBundleWorker~sendNotificationsToUsers',
                                           json_encode(array('user_ids'=>$userIds,'message'=>$message)));
    
    return $this->renderText('Your notifications are being sent now!');
}