# FrankenPHP 15 Hacker News commenters recommended FrankenPHP and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** A fast PHP server that bundles Caddy, needs no separate PHP runtime, and can ship as one executable. Critics warn that worker mode keeps state between requests. ## Why people recommend it - Excellent performance (2 comments): "The performance is amazing, the Go Bridge allows easy extension, and it’s rock solid." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47803245)) "give you the speed of Swoole / FrankenPHP" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49771293)) - Built-in PHP and Caddy, no runtime (2 comments): "it runs caddy, doesn't need an external php runtime and also lets you bundle your app as a single executable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48979607)) "frankenphp checks a lot of boxes here, go to handle the threads with php built in" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47802600)) - Simple single-binary deployment (3 comments): "it runs caddy, doesn't need an external php runtime and also lets you bundle your app as a single executable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48979607)) "FrankenPHP's static build (which was ready very quickly)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50185046)) "my god even the deployment experience got 10x better" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48440142)) - Stable and well built (2 comments): "The performance is amazing, the Go Bridge allows easy extension, and it’s rock solid." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47803245)) "excellent non vibe-coded web server called FrankenPHP" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47215189)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [nginx](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nginx.md): 130 recommend - [Caddy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/caddy.md): 114 recommend - [Redbean](https://hackerapproved.com/p/redbean.md): 9 recommend - [Kestrel web server](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kestrel.md): 8 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "FrankenPHP", https://hackerapproved.com/p/frankenphp/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).