use Dapphp\TorUtils\ControlClient; $tc = new ControlClient(); // Uncomment line below to enable debug output //$tc->setDebug(true); try { $tc->connect(); // connect to 127.0.0.1:9051 $tc->authenticate(); } catch (\Exception $ex) { echo "Failed to create Tor control connection: " . $ex->getMessage() . "\n"; exit; } // register anonymous function as the event handler for async events $tc->setAsyncEventHandler(function ($event, $data) { // depending on the $event - data may be an array or ProtocolReply object // for NS and NEWCONSENSUS events, $data is an array of RouterDescriptor objects keyed by fingerprint echo "Got event {$event}\n\n"; var_dump($data); }); // tell controller to notify of these events; could also pass events as an array $tc->setEvents('NS NEWCONSENSUS SIGNAL CONF_CHANGED STATUS_GENERAL'); // also subscribe to ADDRMAP event and then try to resolve some names // resolution is done in the background and nofications sent as ADDRMAP events $tc->setEvents('ADDRMAP')->resolve(array('phpcaptcha.org', 'thepiratebay.se', 'www.torproject.org')); // enable debug output and logging to file so we can see events received // $tc->setDebug(1)->setDebugOutputFile(fopen('/tmp/tor.txt', 'w+')); while (true) { // when reading a reply, if an async event is received then the callback given // to setAsyncEventHandler will be called // after the event is processed the client will then re-attempt to read // reply back from the controller, if there is one. Otherwise readReply blocks // until data is available