FrankenPHP
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The facts
Each one read from FrankenPHP's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Compatibility
- The product page says FrankenPHP is compatible with PHP 8.2+, most PHP extensions, and all Caddy modules.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- FrankenPHP is available as standalone binaries and Docker images, and applications can be packaged as standalone binaries.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Extension limits
- The known issues page lists imap, newrelic, and pcov as incompatible extensions and notes issues with datadog, blackfire, and imagick.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Frameworks
- The site documents integrations for Symfony, Laravel, and WordPress, and says worker mode is natively supported by Symfony and Laravel.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Go library
- FrankenPHP can be used as a standalone Go library to embed PHP in apps using net/http.checked 9 Oct 2026
- HTTPS
- It automatically generates and renews HTTPS certificates using Let’s Encrypt or ZeroSSL.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation provides integrations for Symfony, Laravel, and WordPress, and lists examples for API Platform, Drupal, Joomla, TYPO3, Magento 2, and others.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Limits
- The documentation lists imap, newrelic, and pcov as incompatible extensions and notes known issues with Datadog, Blackfire, and imagick.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Observability
- The feature overview lists structured logging, Prometheus metrics, and tracing support.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- FrankenPHP is a modern PHP application server built on top of Caddy.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- It natively supports HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Protocols and HTTPS
- It supports HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, and automatic HTTPS certificate generation and renewal.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Real-time
- FrankenPHP includes a Mercure hub for sending events from PHP apps to connected browsers.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The production guide recommends enabling PHP production settings in the Docker image and using a domain name for Let’s Encrypt certificates.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Les-Tilleuls.coop offers migration, training, and production hosting and management services for FrankenPHP projects.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The documentation provides installation options for Linux, macOS, and Windows, and also describes Docker deployment.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Worker mode
- Worker mode boots an application once and keeps it in memory to handle incoming requests.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The site identifies Les-Tilleuls.coop as FrankenPHP’s sponsor and Kévin Dunglas as its creator; it does not state a headquarters or founding year on the opened pages.checked 9 Oct 2026
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