Help to integrate PHP + Camunda BPM for automated process

[Senthil Vasan]

Hi, 

I want to do automates process like unsubscribe to list, or send email or notify someone when user subscribe to a list. 

I would like to integrate Camunda BPM to listen the database and do the process steps when a new user subscribe. 

Example: 

User subscribers to a list

- wait for one hour

- send an email

- wait for some time

- notify someone

- update contact details.. 

When user subscriber i need to do that the task corresponding to the time they added. 

Please give example to integrate this functionality and give an idea to do this. 

[Christian Lipphardt]

Hi Senthil,

1. First you have to install camunda bpm to a server, for that use our camunda bpm out-of-the-box Tomcat distribution ( http://www.camunda.org/release/camunda-bpm/tomcat/7.1/camunda-bpm-tomcat-7.1.0-alpha1.zip ). For installation guide, see http://docs.camunda.org/latest/guides/installation-guide/tomcat/ . When you successfully finished the installation process to step 2.
2. Download the camunda bpm Modeler ( http://www.camunda.org/download/modeler.html ). Either install it into Eclipse Kepler (4.3.x) as an update site or use the prepackaged distribution.
3. See http://camunda.org/get-started/ for an introduction about how to develop a process application with camunda bpm. (Requires some java stuff like Maven, IDE and so on).
4. Model your business process as a bpmn diagram. Start with http://camunda.org/bpmn/tutorial.html . We recommend the book 'Real-Life BPMN' written by Bernd Ruecker and Jakob Freund ( http://www.amazon.com/Real-Life-BPMN-Analyze-Automate-Processes/dp/1480034983 ) on bpmn modelling and automation. For bpmn elements supported by our engine, see http://docs.camunda.org/latest/api-references/bpmn20/ .
5. Regarding the camunda bpm PHP SDK usage, see http://camunda.github.io/camunda-bpm-php-sdk/ for examples and an introduction.
6. If you have questions, check http://docs.camunda.org/latest/guides/user-guide/ first, then try stackoverflow (tag: camunda) or this forum.

Cheers

Christian

[Senthil Vasan]

Hi Christian,

Thank you for you reply. 

Could you please explain me how we can use Camunda BPM for the following example 

Example: 

User subscribers to a list

- wait for one hour

- send an email

- wait for some time

- notify someone

- update contact details.. 

There may be different series. For each series when user subscribe I need to take the following actions. 

- I have installed camunda bpm - working fine

- Installed camunda bpm Modeler

- Checked http://camunda.github.io/camunda-bpm-php-sdk/ 

- And checked REST API doc http://docs.camunda.org/latest/api-references/rest

I now trying to create process or job through API and need to execute when user subscribes. 

Correct me if I'm wrong.. 

Doubts:  is camunda bpm Modeler need for the functionality I'm looking?

[Christian Lipphardt]

Hi Senthil,

you must model the process in bpmn 2.0 using the modeler. Then deploy it to the engine, so you can start it using the rest api.

Cheers

Christian