What are some recommended IRC clients for PHP developers?

Some recommended IRC clients for PHP developers include: 1. HexChat: A popular IRC client that is easy to use and highly customizable. 2. WeeChat: A lightweight IRC client with a lot of features and plugins available. 3. IRCCloud: A cloud-based IRC client that allows you to stay connected to IRC channels from anywhere.

// Sample PHP code to connect to an IRC server using a library like Phergie
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use Phergie\Irc\Client\React\Client;
use Phergie\Irc\Connection;
use Phergie\Irc\ConnectionManager;

$connection = new Connection([
    'serverHostname' => 'irc.freenode.net',
    'username' => 'myusername',
    'realname' => 'My Real Name',
    'nickname' => 'mynickname',
]);

$connectionManager = new ConnectionManager();
$client = new Client($connectionManager);

$client->on('irc.received', function($message) use ($client) {
    // Handle incoming IRC messages
});

$connectionManager->addConnection($connection);
$client->run();