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+# PHP 8 WebSocket Example (Ratchet)
+
+This example provides a minimal WebSocket **server** and **client** compatible with **PHP 8.3+** (including PHP 8.4), demonstrating a modern and fully working setup with Ratchet.
+
+It showcases:
+
+* A simple Ratchet WebSocket server (tested with Ratchet >= 0.4)
+* A standalone PHP client using the **`ratchet/pawl`** library
+* Full compatibility with Linux and macOS
+
+> **Note**
+> The client uses `ratchet/pawl`, which is **not a dependency of Ratchet itself**.
+> We keep it separate to avoid introducing new PHP version requirements into Ratchet’s core `composer.json`.
+
+---
+
+## Requirements
+
+* PHP `>=7.4` (required by `ratchet/pawl`)
+* Ratchet (already installed in the main project)
+
+---
+
+## How to run
+
+### 1. Install Ratchet dependencies (from the project root)
+
+```bash
+composer install
+```
+
+### 2. Move into the `php8-demo` folder
+
+```bash
+cd examples/php8-demo
+```
+
+### 2. Install the client dependency (inside the `php8-demo` folder)
+
+```bash
+composer install
+```
+
+**Note:**
+This creates a dedicated `composer.lock` and `vendor` folder inside the example folder, keeping the demo self-contained and avoiding new dependencies in Ratchet itself.
+
+### 3. Start the WebSocket server
+
+```bash
+php server.php
+```
+
+You should see:
+
+```
+WebSocket server started at ws://127.0.0.1:8080
+```
+
+### 4. Run the PHP client
+
+```bash
+php client.php
+```
+
+Expected output:
+
+```
+Connected to WebSocket server
+Message sent: Hello from PHP 8 client!
+Message received from server: Client <number> says: Hello from PHP 8 client!
+Connection closed
+```
+
+---
+
+## Tested with
+
+| OS    | PHP Version |
+| ----- | ----------- |
+| Linux | 8.3.x       |
+| macOS | 8.4.x       |
+
+This example ensures full compatibility with modern PHP versions without affecting Ratchet’s backward compatibility.
diff --git a/examples/php8-demo/client.php b/examples/php8-demo/client.php
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+<?php
+
+require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
+
+use Ratchet\Client\Connector;
+use React\EventLoop\Loop;
+
+$loop = Loop::get();
+
+$connector = new Connector($loop);
+
+$connector('ws://127.0.0.1:8080')
+    ->then(function(Ratchet\Client\WebSocket $conn) use ($loop) {
+
+        echo "[" . date('H:i:s') . "] Connected to WebSocket server\n";
+
+        // Send a test message
+        $message = "Hello from PHP 8 client!";
+        $conn->send($message);
+        echo "[" . date('H:i:s') . "] Message sent: {$message}\n";
+
+        // When a message arrives
+        $conn->on('message', function($msg) use ($conn, $loop) {
+            echo "[" . date('H:i:s') . "] Received from server: {$msg}\n";
+
+            // Close connection after receiving a message
+            $conn->close();
+            $loop->stop();
+        });
+
+        // When the connection closes
+        $conn->on('close', function() {
+            echo "[" . date('H:i:s') . "] Connection closed\n";
+        });
+
+    }, function(\Exception $e) use ($loop) {
+        echo "[" . date('H:i:s') . "] Could not connect: {$e->getMessage()}\n";
+        $loop->stop();
+    });
+
+$loop->run();
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+{
+    "require": {
+        "ratchet/pawl": "^0.4",
+        "react/event-loop": "^1.3"
+    }
+}
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+<?php
+
+require __DIR__ . '/../../vendor/autoload.php';
+
+use Ratchet\MessageComponentInterface;
+use Ratchet\ConnectionInterface;
+use Ratchet\Server\IoServer;
+use Ratchet\WebSocket\WsServer;
+use Ratchet\Http\HttpServer;
+
+class DemoChat implements MessageComponentInterface {
+    protected array $clients = [];
+
+    public function onOpen(ConnectionInterface $conn) {
+        $this->clients[$conn->resourceId] = $conn;
+        echo "[" . date('H:i:s') . "] New connection: ({$conn->resourceId})\n";
+    }
+
+    public function onMessage(ConnectionInterface $from, $msg) {
+        echo "[" . date('H:i:s') . "] Message received from {$from->resourceId}: $msg\n";
+
+        foreach ($this->clients as $client) {
+            try {
+                $client->send("Client {$from->resourceId} says: $msg");
+            } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                echo "[" . date('H:i:s') . "] Error while sending message to client {$client->resourceId}: {$e->getMessage()}\n";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function onClose(ConnectionInterface $conn) {
+        unset($this->clients[$conn->resourceId]);
+        echo "[" . date('H:i:s') . "] Connection closed: ({$conn->resourceId})\n";
+    }
+
+    public function onError(ConnectionInterface $conn, \Exception $e) {
+        echo "[" . date('H:i:s') . "] Error: {$e->getMessage()}\n";
+        $conn->close();
+    }
+}
+
+// Running WebSocket server at ws://127.0.0.1:8080
+$server = IoServer::factory(
+    new HttpServer(
+        new WsServer(new DemoChat())
+    ),
+    8080
+);
+
+echo "[" . date('H:i:s') . "] WebSocket server started at ws://127.0.0.1:8080\n";
+$server->run();