diff --git a/examples/basic_usage/getting_started.php b/examples/basic_usage/getting_started.php
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index 0000000..ed9c352
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+++ b/examples/basic_usage/getting_started.php
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+<?php
+// snippet.hide
+// Ignoring example because of the "no side effects" rule
+// phpcs:ignoreFile
+// snippet.show
+
+// This file contains code snippets for the Getting Started guide
+// Include Composer autoloader (adjust path if needed)
+require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
+
+use PubNub\PNConfiguration;
+use PubNub\PubNub;
+use PubNub\Callbacks\SubscribeCallback;
+use PubNub\Enums\PNStatusCategory;
+use PubNub\Exceptions\PubNubServerException;
+use PubNub\Exceptions\PubNubException;
+
+// snippet.initialize_pubnub
+// Create a new configuration instance
+$pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration();
+
+// Set subscribe key (required)
+$pnConfiguration->setSubscribeKey(getenv("SUBSCRIBE_KEY") ?? "demo"); // Replace with your subscribe key
+
+// Set publish key (only required if publishing)
+$pnConfiguration->setPublishKey(getenv("PUBLISH_KEY") ?? "demo"); // Replace with your publish key
+
+// Set UUID (required to connect)
+$pnConfiguration->setUserId("php-sdk-user-" . uniqid());
+
+// Set up cryptography for message encryption (optional)
+// $pnConfiguration->setCryptoModule(CryptoModule::aesCbcCryptor("your-cipher-key", true));
+
+// Configure connection timeout in seconds
+$pnConfiguration->setConnectTimeout(10);
+
+// Create PubNub instance with the configured settings
+$pubnub = new PubNub($pnConfiguration);
+// snippet.end
+
+// snippet.event_listeners
+class MySubscribeCallback extends SubscribeCallback
+{
+    public function status($pubnub, $status)
+    {
+        if ($status->getCategory() === PNStatusCategory::PNUnexpectedDisconnectCategory) {
+            // This event happens when radio / connectivity is lost
+            echo "Unexpected disconnect - network may be down" . PHP_EOL;
+        } elseif ($status->getCategory() === PNStatusCategory::PNConnectedCategory) {
+            // Connect event. You can do stuff like publish, and know you'll get it
+            echo "Connected to PubNub!" . PHP_EOL;
+        } elseif ($status->getCategory() === PNStatusCategory::PNDecryptionErrorCategory) {
+            // Handle message decryption error
+            echo "Decryption error: " . $status->getException() . PHP_EOL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function message($pubnub, $message)
+    {
+        // Handle new message stored in message.message
+        echo "Received message: " . json_encode($message->getMessage()) . PHP_EOL;
+        echo "Publisher: " . $message->getPublisher() . PHP_EOL;
+        echo "Channel: " . $message->getChannel() . PHP_EOL;
+        echo "Timetoken: " . $message->getTimetoken() . PHP_EOL;
+    }
+
+    public function presence($pubnub, $presence)
+    {
+        // Handle incoming presence data
+        echo "Presence event: " . $presence->getEvent() . PHP_EOL;
+        echo "UUID: " . $presence->getUuid() . PHP_EOL;
+        echo "Channel: " . $presence->getChannel() . PHP_EOL;
+        echo "Occupancy: " . $presence->getOccupancy() . PHP_EOL;
+    }
+}
+
+// Add listener
+$subscribeCallback = new MySubscribeCallback();
+$pubnub->addListener($subscribeCallback);
+// snippet.end
+
+// snippet.create_subscription
+// Subscribe to a channel
+$pubnub->subscribe()
+    ->channels("hello_world")
+    ->withPresence(true)  // Optional: subscribe to presence events
+    ->execute();
+// snippet.end
+
+// snippet.publish_message
+// Assuming $pubnub is already initialized
+
+try {
+    // Create message data
+    $messageData = [
+        "text" => "Hello from PHP SDK!",
+        "timestamp" => time(),
+        "sender" => [
+            "name" => "PHP Publisher",
+            "id" => $pnConfiguration->getUserId()
+        ]
+    ];
+
+    // Publish a message to a channel
+    $result = $pubnub->publish()
+        ->channel("hello_world")              // Channel to publish to
+        ->message($messageData)               // Message content
+        ->shouldStore(true)                   // Store in history
+        ->sync();                             // Execute synchronously
+
+    // Display success message
+    echo "Message published successfully!" . PHP_EOL;
+    echo "Timetoken: " . $result->getTimetoken() . PHP_EOL;
+
+    // Convert timetoken to readable date
+    $timestamp = floor($result->getTimetoken() / 10000000);
+    $readableDate = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $timestamp);
+    echo "Published at: " . $readableDate . PHP_EOL;
+
+    // Display published message
+    echo PHP_EOL . "Published message: " . PHP_EOL;
+    echo json_encode($messageData, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT) . PHP_EOL;
+} catch (PubNubServerException $exception) {
+    // Handle PubNub server-specific errors
+    echo "Error publishing message: " . $exception->getMessage() . PHP_EOL;
+
+    if (method_exists($exception, 'getServerErrorMessage') && $exception->getServerErrorMessage()) {
+        echo "Server Error: " . $exception->getServerErrorMessage() . PHP_EOL;
+    }
+
+    if (method_exists($exception, 'getStatusCode') && $exception->getStatusCode()) {
+        echo "Status Code: " . $exception->getStatusCode() . PHP_EOL;
+    }
+} catch (PubNubException $exception) {
+    // Handle PubNub-specific errors
+    echo "PubNub Error: " . $exception->getMessage() . PHP_EOL;
+} catch (Exception $exception) {
+    // Handle general exceptions
+    echo "Error: " . $exception->getMessage() . PHP_EOL;
+}
+// snippet.end
diff --git a/examples/basic_usage/publish.php b/examples/basic_usage/publish.php
index c2bb7f4..d5c6f61 100644
--- a/examples/basic_usage/publish.php
+++ b/examples/basic_usage/publish.php
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
 use PubNub\Exceptions\PubNubServerException;
 use PubNub\Exceptions\PubNubException;
 
+// snippet.publish_complete
 // Create configuration with demo keys
 $pnConfig = new PNConfiguration();
 $pnConfig->setSubscribeKey(getenv("SUBSCRIBE_KEY") ?? "demo");
 $pnConfig->setPublishKey(getenv("PUBLISH_KEY") ?? "demo");
-$pnConfig->setUserId("php-publish-demo-user");
+$pnConfig->setUserId("php-publisher-demo");
 
 // Initialize PubNub instance
 $pubnub = new PubNub($pnConfig);
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
 
     // Publish a message to a channel
     $result = $pubnub->publish()
-        ->channel("my_channel")               // Channel to publish to
+        ->channel("hello_world")              // Channel to publish to
         ->message($messageData)               // Message content
         ->shouldStore(true)                   // Store in history
         ->ttl(15)                             // Time to live (hours)
@@ -68,3 +69,4 @@
     // Handle general exceptions
     echo "Error: " . $exception->getMessage() . PHP_EOL;
 }
+// snippet.end
diff --git a/examples/basic_usage/subscribe.php b/examples/basic_usage/subscribe.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf8216c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basic_usage/subscribe.php
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<?php
+// snippet.hide
+// Ignoring example because of the "no side effects" rule
+// phpcs:ignoreFile
+// snippet.show
+
+// Include Composer autoloader (adjust path if needed)
+require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
+
+use PubNub\PubNub;
+use PubNub\Enums\PNStatusCategory;
+use PubNub\Callbacks\SubscribeCallback;
+use PubNub\PNConfiguration;
+
+// snippet.initialize_pubnub
+// Create a new configuration instance
+$pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration();
+
+// Set subscribe key (required)
+$pnConfiguration->setSubscribeKey(getenv("SUBSCRIBE_KEY") ?? "demo");
+
+// Set publish key (only required if publishing)
+$pnConfiguration->setPublishKey(getenv("PUBLISH_KEY") ?? "demo");
+
+// Set UUID (required to connect)
+$pnConfiguration->setUserId("php-sdk-subscriber");
+
+// Set up cryptography for message encryption (optional)
+// $pnConfiguration->setCryptoModule(CryptoModule::aesCbcCryptor("your-cipher-key", true));
+
+// Configure connection timeout in seconds
+$pnConfiguration->setConnectTimeout(10);
+
+// Create PubNub instance with the configured settings
+$pubnub = new PubNub($pnConfiguration);
+// snippet.end
+
+// snippet.event_listeners
+class MySubscribeCallback extends SubscribeCallback
+{
+    public function status($pubnub, $status)
+    {
+        if ($status->getCategory() === PNStatusCategory::PNUnexpectedDisconnectCategory) {
+            // This event happens when radio / connectivity is lost
+            echo "Unexpected disconnect - network may be down" . PHP_EOL;
+        } elseif ($status->getCategory() === PNStatusCategory::PNConnectedCategory) {
+            // Connect event. You can do stuff like publish, and know you'll get it
+            echo "Connected to PubNub!" . PHP_EOL;
+        } elseif ($status->getCategory() === PNStatusCategory::PNDecryptionErrorCategory) {
+            // Handle message decryption error
+            echo "Decryption error: " . $status->getException() . PHP_EOL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function message($pubnub, $message)
+    {
+        // Handle new message stored in message.message
+        echo "Received message: " . json_encode($message->getMessage()) . PHP_EOL;
+        echo "Publisher: " . $message->getPublisher() . PHP_EOL;
+        echo "Channel: " . $message->getChannel() . PHP_EOL;
+        echo "Timetoken: " . $message->getTimetoken() . PHP_EOL;
+    }
+
+    public function presence($pubnub, $presence)
+    {
+        // Handle incoming presence data
+        echo "Presence event: " . $presence->getEvent() . PHP_EOL;
+        echo "UUID: " . $presence->getUuid() . PHP_EOL;
+        echo "Channel: " . $presence->getChannel() . PHP_EOL;
+        echo "Occupancy: " . $presence->getOccupancy() . PHP_EOL;
+    }
+}
+
+// Add listener
+$subscribeCallback = new MySubscribeCallback();
+$pubnub->addListener($subscribeCallback);
+// snippet.end
+
+// snippet.create_subscription
+// Subscribe to a channel, this will block execution
+$pubnub->subscribe()
+    ->channels("hello_world")
+    ->withPresence(true)  // Optional: subscribe to presence events
+    ->execute();
+// snippet.end