How to create a new queue worker in Laravel using Artisan?

To create a new queue worker in Laravel using Artisan, follow the steps below:

  1. Open your terminal and navigate to your Laravel project's root directory.

  2. Run the following command to create a new queue worker using Artisan:

php artisan queue:work

By default, the worker will use the redis queue connection. If you want to use a different queue connection, you can specify it like this:

php artisan queue:work --queue=connection_name

Replace connection_name with the name of your queue connection as defined in your config/queue.php file.

  1. Optionally, you can configure the worker to process a specific number of jobs before stopping. Use the --tries flag followed by the number of tries you want the worker to attempt:
php artisan queue:work --tries=3

This example sets the maximum number of tries to 3 before giving up on a job.

  1. You can also specify a specific queue or queues that the worker should listen to:
php artisan queue:work --queue=queue_name,another_queue_name

Replace queue_name and another_queue_name with the names of the queues you want the worker to listen to.

  1. Additionally, you can specify a connection and queue to listen to together:
php artisan queue:work connection_name --queue=queue_name

Replace connection_name and queue_name with your desired connection and queue names.

  1. Finally, you can daemonize the worker process by using the --daemon option:
php artisan queue:work --daemon

This will start the worker as a background process.

That's it! You have now created a new queue worker using Artisan in Laravel. The worker will listen for jobs in the specified queue(s) and process them accordingly.