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^GearmanClientLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

GearmanClient::addTaskHighBackground

(PECL gearman >= 0.5.0)

GearmanClient::addTaskHighBackground — Add a high priority background task to be run in parallel

Description

public function GearmanClient::addTaskHighBackground(
    string $function_name,
    string|int|float $workload,
    mixed $context = null,
    ?string $unique_key = null
): GearmanTask|false

Adds a high priority background task to be run in parallel with other tasks. Call this method for all the tasks to be run in parallel, then call GearmanClient::runTasks() to perform the work. Tasks with a high priority will be selected from the queue before those of normal or low priority.

Parameters

function_name

A registered function the worker is to execute

workload

Serialized data to be processed

context

Application context to associate with a task

unique_key

A unique ID used to identify a particular task

Return Values

A GearmanTask object or false if the task could not be added.

See Also


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