RoadRunner
A high-performance PHP application server and process manager written in Go, designed to replace traditional setups like Nginx+FPM.
What is RoadRunner?
RoadRunner is a high-performance PHP application server and process manager written in Go. It replaces traditional PHP-FPM and Nginx setups by running PHP applications as persistent services, significantly improving throughput and resource efficiency. It solves the performance limitations of typical PHP architectures by leveraging Go's concurrency and a plugin-based extensible system.
PHP developers and DevOps engineers building high-traffic web applications, APIs, or microservices that require better performance than traditional PHP-FPM setups. It's particularly suited for teams needing scalable process management and advanced features like queues, gRPC, or workflow engines.
Developers choose RoadRunner for its exceptional performance gains over PHP-FPM, extensible plugin ecosystem, and production-ready features like automatic TLS, metrics, and process supervision. Its unique selling point is combining PHP's developer experience with Go's efficiency through a clean, configuration-driven approach.
Overview
🤯 High-performance PHP application server, process manager written in Go and powered with plugins
Use Cases
Best For
- Replacing Nginx+PHP-FPM setups for better performance and flexibility
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