phper-framework/phper

The framework that allows us to write PHP extensions using pure and safe Rust whenever possible.

Rust

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updated Jun 29, 2026

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PHPER (PHP Enjoy Rust)

Rust ❤️ PHP

The framework that allows us to write PHP extensions using pure and safe Rust whenever possible.

Documentation & Tutorial

Documentation: https://docs.rs/phper
Tutorial: https://docs.rs/phper-doc/

Requirement

Necessary

rust 1.85 or later
libclang 9.0 or later
php 7.0 or later

Tested Support

Category	Item	Status
OS	Linux	✅
	macOS	✅
	Windows	❌
PHP Version	7.0 ~ 7.4	✅
	8.0 ~ 8.5	✅
PHP Mode	NTS	✅
	ZTS	✅
SAPI	CLI	✅
	FPM	✅
Debug	Disable	✅
	Enable	✅

Examples

See examples.

The projects using PHPER

apache/skywalking-php - The PHP Agent for Apache SkyWalking, which provides the native tracing abilities for PHP project.
phper-framework/jieba-php - The Jieba Chinese Word Segmentation Implemented in Rust Bound for PHP.

License

MulanPSL-2.0.

binding

extension

php

rust

Project health

crates.io

phper

Latest release

0.17.5 · Jun 26, 2026

Releases this year

Deprecated

Significant stargazers

Jiahao XU

161 followers · starred Jan 2023

USAMI Kenta

417 followers · starred Dec 2022

Théo FIDRY

376 followers · starred Nov 2022

Ryan Chandler

1,184 followers · starred Feb 2024

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phper-framework/phper

The framework that allows us to write PHP extensions using pure and safe Rust whenever possible.

Rust

355

420 commits

updated Jun 29, 2026

phper-framework.github.io

See the code

README

PHPER (PHP Enjoy Rust)

Rust ❤️ PHP

The framework that allows us to write PHP extensions using pure and safe Rust whenever possible.

Documentation & Tutorial

Documentation: https://docs.rs/phper
Tutorial: https://docs.rs/phper-doc/

Requirement

Necessary

rust 1.85 or later
libclang 9.0 or later
php 7.0 or later

Tested Support

Category	Item	Status
OS	Linux	✅
	macOS	✅
	Windows	❌
PHP Version	7.0 ~ 7.4	✅
	8.0 ~ 8.5	✅
PHP Mode	NTS	✅
	ZTS	✅
SAPI	CLI	✅
	FPM	✅
Debug	Disable	✅
	Enable	✅

Examples

See examples.

The projects using PHPER

apache/skywalking-php - The PHP Agent for Apache SkyWalking, which provides the native tracing abilities for PHP project.
phper-framework/jieba-php - The Jieba Chinese Word Segmentation Implemented in Rust Bound for PHP.

License

MulanPSL-2.0.

binding

extension

php

rust

Project health

crates.io

phper

Latest release

0.17.5 · Jun 26, 2026

Releases this year

Deprecated

Significant stargazers

Jiahao XU

161 followers · starred Jan 2023

USAMI Kenta

417 followers · starred Dec 2022

Théo FIDRY

376 followers · starred Nov 2022

Ryan Chandler

1,184 followers · starred Feb 2024

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