PHP 8.6 lands two closure optimizations — static inference and stateless caching — delivering real memory and speed gains with zero code changes required.
FrankenPHP is now an official PHP Foundation project. Here's how worker mode delivers 15,000 req/sec and what it means for your Laravel and Symfony apps.
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NativePHP 3.1 changes the game with a single-boot architecture that dramatically improves performance. There's never been a better time to build desktop and mobile apps with Laravel.