Multiple socket reader in PHP

<?php
/*
* Reading from multiple sockets
* This version uses a simple recv loop
* @author Ian Barber <ian(dot)barber(at)gmail(dot)com>
*/

// Prepare our context and sockets
$context = new ZMQContext();

// Connect to task ventilator
$receiver = new ZMQSocket($context, ZMQ::SOCKET_PULL);
$receiver->connect("tcp://localhost:5557");

// Connect to weather server
$subscriber = new ZMQSocket($context, ZMQ::SOCKET_SUB);
$subscriber->connect("tcp://localhost:5556");
$subscriber->setSockOpt(ZMQ::SOCKOPT_SUBSCRIBE, "10001");

// Process messages from both sockets
// We prioritize traffic from the task ventilator

while(true) {
// Process any waiting tasks
try {
for($rc = 0; !$rc;) {
if($rc = $receiver->recv(ZMQ::MODE_NOBLOCK)) {
// process task
}
}
} catch (ZMQSocketException $e) {
// do nothing //
}

try {
// Process any waiting weather updates
for($rc = 0; !$rc;) {
if($rc = $subscriber->recv(ZMQ::MODE_NOBLOCK)) {
// process weather update
}
}
} catch (ZMQSocketException $e) {
// do nothing
}

// No activity, so sleep for 1 msec//

usleep(1);
}