What are the potential challenges of running a PHP-CLI gateway for a Flash-IRC chat?

One potential challenge of running a PHP-CLI gateway for a Flash-IRC chat is ensuring that the PHP script can handle multiple concurrent connections efficiently. One way to solve this issue is by implementing asynchronous processing using libraries like ReactPHP or Amp. This allows the PHP script to handle multiple connections concurrently without blocking. 

// Example of using ReactPHP for asynchronous processing in a PHP-CLI script

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$loop = React\EventLoop\Factory::create();

$socket = new React\Socket\Server('127.0.0.1:8000', $loop);

$socket->on('connection', function ($conn) {
    $conn->on('data', function ($data) use ($conn) {
        // Handle incoming data asynchronously
    });
});

$loop->run();

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