diff --git a/src/php/ext/grpc/server.c b/src/php/ext/grpc/server.c
index 055a7263b9b..c4de58e27f5 100644
--- a/src/php/ext/grpc/server.c
+++ b/src/php/ext/grpc/server.c
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ PHP_METHOD(Server, __construct) {
       (wrapped_grpc_server *)zend_object_store_get_object(getThis() TSRMLS_CC);
   zval *args_array = NULL;
   grpc_channel_args args;
-  /* "a" == 1 optional array */
-  if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS() TSRMLS_CC, "a", &args_array) ==
+  /* "|a" == 1 optional array */
+  if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS() TSRMLS_CC, "|a", &args_array) ==
       FAILURE) {
     zend_throw_exception(spl_ce_InvalidArgumentException,
                          "Server expects an array",
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(Server, add_secure_http2_port) {
   int addr_len;
   zval *creds_obj;
   /* "sO" == 1 string, 1 object */
-  if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS() TSRMLS_CC, "s", &addr, &addr_len,
+  if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS() TSRMLS_CC, "sO", &addr, &addr_len,
                             &creds_obj, grpc_ce_server_credentials) ==
       FAILURE) {
     zend_throw_exception(
diff --git a/src/php/tests/unit_tests/SecureEndToEndTest.php b/src/php/tests/unit_tests/SecureEndToEndTest.php
index 896afeac49a..2d62fe9d5e6 100755
--- a/src/php/tests/unit_tests/SecureEndToEndTest.php
+++ b/src/php/tests/unit_tests/SecureEndToEndTest.php
@@ -33,17 +33,16 @@
  */
 class SecureEndToEndTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase{
   public function setUp() {
-    $this->client_queue = new Grpc\CompletionQueue();
-    $this->server_queue = new Grpc\CompletionQueue();
     $credentials = Grpc\Credentials::createSsl(
         file_get_contents(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../data/ca.pem'));
     $server_credentials = Grpc\ServerCredentials::createSsl(
         null,
         file_get_contents(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../data/server1.key'),
         file_get_contents(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../data/server1.pem'));
-    $this->server = new Grpc\Server($this->server_queue);
+    $this->server = new Grpc\Server();
     $port = $this->server->add_secure_http2_port('0.0.0.0:0',
                                                  $server_credentials);
+    $this->server->start();
     $this->channel = new Grpc\Channel(
         'localhost:' . $port,
         [
@@ -55,70 +54,58 @@ class SecureEndToEndTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase{
   public function tearDown() {
     unset($this->channel);
     unset($this->server);
-    unset($this->client_queue);
-    unset($this->server_queue);
   }
 
   public function testSimpleRequestBody() {
-    $this->server->start();
     $deadline = Grpc\Timeval::inf_future();
     $status_text = 'xyz';
     $call = new Grpc\Call($this->channel,
                           'dummy_method',
                           $deadline);
-    $tag = 1;
-    $call->invoke($this->client_queue, $tag, $tag);
-    $server_tag = 2;
-
-    $call->writes_done($tag);
-    $event = $this->client_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\FINISH_ACCEPTED, $event->type);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\OP_OK, $event->data);
-
-    // check that a server rpc new was received
-    $this->server->request_call($server_tag);
-    $event = $this->server_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\SERVER_RPC_NEW, $event->type);
+
+    $event = $call->start_batch([
+        Grpc\OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA => [],
+        Grpc\OP_SEND_CLOSE_FROM_CLIENT => true
+                                       ]);
+
+    $this->assertTrue($event->send_metadata);
+    $this->assertTrue($event->send_close);
+
+    $event = $this->server->request_call();
+    $this->assertSame('dummy_method', $event->method);
+    $this->assertSame([], $event->metadata);
     $server_call = $event->call;
-    $this->assertNotNull($server_call);
-    $server_call->server_accept($this->server_queue, $server_tag);
-
-    $server_call->server_end_initial_metadata();
-
-    // the server sends the status
-    $server_call->start_write_status(Grpc\STATUS_OK, $status_text, $server_tag);
-    $event = $this->server_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\FINISH_ACCEPTED, $event->type);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\OP_OK, $event->data);
-
-    // the client gets CLIENT_METADATA_READ
-    $event = $this->client_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\CLIENT_METADATA_READ, $event->type);
-
-    // the client gets FINISHED
-    $event = $this->client_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\FINISHED, $event->type);
-    $status = $event->data;
+
+    $event = $server_call->start_batch([
+        Grpc\OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA => [],
+        Grpc\OP_SEND_STATUS_FROM_SERVER => [
+            'metadata' => [],
+            'code' => Grpc\STATUS_OK,
+            'details' => $status_text
+                                            ],
+        Grpc\OP_RECV_CLOSE_ON_SERVER => true
+                                        ]);
+
+    $this->assertTrue($event->send_metadata);
+    $this->assertTrue($event->send_status);
+    $this->assertFalse($event->cancelled);
+
+    $event = $call->start_batch([
+        Grpc\OP_RECV_INITIAL_METADATA => true,
+        Grpc\OP_RECV_STATUS_ON_CLIENT => true
+                                 ]);
+
+    $this->assertSame([], $event->metadata);
+    $status = $event->status;
+    $this->assertSame([], $status->metadata);
     $this->assertSame(Grpc\STATUS_OK, $status->code);
     $this->assertSame($status_text, $status->details);
 
-    // and the server gets FINISHED
-    $event = $this->server_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\FINISHED, $event->type);
-    $status = $event->data;
-
     unset($call);
     unset($server_call);
   }
 
   public function testClientServerFullRequestResponse() {
-    $this->server->start();
     $deadline = Grpc\Timeval::inf_future();
     $req_text = 'client_server_full_request_response';
     $reply_text = 'reply:client_server_full_request_response';
@@ -127,78 +114,52 @@ class SecureEndToEndTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase{
     $call = new Grpc\Call($this->channel,
                           'dummy_method',
                           $deadline);
-    $tag = 1;
-    $call->invoke($this->client_queue, $tag, $tag);
-
-    $server_tag = 2;
-
-    // the client writes
-    $call->start_write($req_text, $tag);
-    $event = $this->client_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\WRITE_ACCEPTED, $event->type);
-
-    // check that a server rpc new was received
-    $this->server->request_call($server_tag);
-    $event = $this->server_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\SERVER_RPC_NEW, $event->type);
+
+    $event = $call->start_batch([
+        Grpc\OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA => [],
+        Grpc\OP_SEND_CLOSE_FROM_CLIENT => true,
+        Grpc\OP_SEND_MESSAGE => $req_text
+                                       ]);
+
+    $this->assertTrue($event->send_metadata);
+    $this->assertTrue($event->send_close);
+    $this->assertTrue($event->send_message);
+
+    $event = $this->server->request_call();
+    $this->assertSame('dummy_method', $event->method);
     $server_call = $event->call;
-    $this->assertNotNull($server_call);
-    $server_call->server_accept($this->server_queue, $server_tag);
-
-    $server_call->server_end_initial_metadata();
-
-    // start the server read
-    $server_call->start_read($server_tag);
-    $event = $this->server_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\READ, $event->type);
-    $this->assertSame($req_text, $event->data);
-
-    // the server replies
-    $server_call->start_write($reply_text, $server_tag);
-    $event = $this->server_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\WRITE_ACCEPTED, $event->type);
-
-    // the client reads the metadata
-    $event = $this->client_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\CLIENT_METADATA_READ, $event->type);
-
-    // the client reads the reply
-    $call->start_read($tag);
-    $event = $this->client_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\READ, $event->type);
-    $this->assertSame($reply_text, $event->data);
-
-    // the client sends writes done
-    $call->writes_done($tag);
-    $event = $this->client_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\FINISH_ACCEPTED, $event->type);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\OP_OK, $event->data);
-
-    // the server sends the status
-    $server_call->start_write_status(GRPC\STATUS_OK, $status_text, $server_tag);
-    $event = $this->server_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\FINISH_ACCEPTED, $event->type);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\OP_OK, $event->data);
-
-    // the client gets FINISHED
-    $event = $this->client_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\FINISHED, $event->type);
-    $status = $event->data;
+
+    $event = $server_call->start_batch([
+        Grpc\OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA => [],
+        Grpc\OP_SEND_MESSAGE => $reply_text,
+        Grpc\OP_SEND_STATUS_FROM_SERVER => [
+            'metadata' => [],
+            'code' => Grpc\STATUS_OK,
+            'details' => $status_text
+                                            ],
+        Grpc\OP_RECV_MESSAGE => true,
+        Grpc\OP_RECV_CLOSE_ON_SERVER => true,
+                                        ]);
+
+    $this->assertTrue($event->send_metadata);
+    $this->assertTrue($event->send_status);
+    $this->assertTrue($event->send_message);
+    $this->assertFalse($event->cancelled);
+    $this->assertSame($req_text, $event->message);
+
+    $event = $call->start_batch([
+        Grpc\OP_RECV_INITIAL_METADATA => true,
+        Grpc\OP_RECV_MESSAGE => true,
+        Grpc\OP_RECV_STATUS_ON_CLIENT => true,
+                                       ]);
+
+    $this->assertSame([], $event->metadata);
+    $this->assertSame($reply_text, $event->message);
+    $status = $event->status;
+    $this->assertSame([], $status->metadata);
     $this->assertSame(Grpc\STATUS_OK, $status->code);
     $this->assertSame($status_text, $status->details);
 
-    // and the server gets FINISHED
-    $event = $this->server_queue->next($deadline);
-    $this->assertNotNull($event);
-    $this->assertSame(Grpc\FINISHED, $event->type);
-
     unset($call);
     unset($server_call);
   }