Connecting to nodejs

instant_notice.php

<?php
class instant_notice {
	public $sid = '';
	public $host = 'example.com';
	public $port = '1337';
	public function connect() {
		//----------------------------------------------------------------
		//-- Get Handshack
		//----------------------------------------------------------------
		$opts = array('http' =>
			array(
				'method'  => 'POST',
				'header'  => 'Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
				'content' => ''
			)
		);
		$context  = stream_context_create($opts);
		$result = file_get_contents('http://' . $this->host . ':' . $this->port . '/socket.io/1/', false, $context);

		$sessid = explode(':', $result);
		$this->sid = $sessid[0];	
		
		//----------------------------------------------------------------
		//-- Confirm the connection
		//----------------------------------------------------------------
		$opts = array('http' =>
			array(
				'method'  => 'GET',
				'header'  => 'Content-Type: text/plain;charset=UTF-8'
			)
		);
		$context  = stream_context_create($opts);
		$result = file_get_contents('http://' . $this->host . ':' . $this->port . '/socket.io/1/xhr-polling/'  . $this->sid . '?t=' . strtotime('now'), false, $context);
	}
	
	public function send(array $data) {
		//----------------------------------------------------------------
		//-- Send the notice
		//----------------------------------------------------------------
		$postdata = '5:::{"name":"send-notice","args":[' . json_encode($data) . ']}';
		$opts = array('http' =>
			array(
				'method'  => 'POST',
				'header'  => 'Content-Type: text/plain;charset=UTF-8',
				'content' => $postdata
			)
		);
		$context  = stream_context_create($opts);
		$result = file_get_contents('http://' . $this->host . ':' . $this->port . '/socket.io/1/xhr-polling/'  . $this->sid . '?t=' . strtotime('now'), false, $context);
	}
	
	public function disconnect() {
		//----------------------------------------------------------------
		//-- Send the disconnect
		//----------------------------------------------------------------
		$postdata = '0::';
		$opts = array('http' =>
			array(
				'method'  => 'POST',
				'header'  => 'Content-Type: text/plain;charset=UTF-8',
				'content' => $postdata
			)
		);
		$context  = stream_context_create($opts);
		$result = file_get_contents('http://' . $this->host . ':' . $this->port . '/socket.io/1/xhr-polling/'  . $this->sid . '?t=' . strtotime('now'), false, $context);
	}
	
	public static function push(array $data) {
		$in = new instant_notice();
		$in->connect();
		$in->send($data);
		$in->disconnect();
	}
}
?>

sample.php

<?php
instant_notice::push(array(
	'members_id' => '24',
	'notice' => 'Testing from the PHP side! - ' . uniqid()
));
?>