Why Spiral Framework Claims 10× Faster PHP Performance and How to Get Started

Overview

Spiral Framework is a modern PHP framework designed to accelerate clean, high‑performance software development.

Key Features

High Performance

Its architecture and application server allow code execution up to ten times faster than Laravel or Symfony without sacrificing code quality or library compatibility.

Security

Provides built‑in encryption, CSRF protection, tamper‑proof cookies, RBAC, token‑based authentication, validation, and other security tools.

Proven in Production

Developed over more than ten years (Spiral Scout), it powers dozens of production applications and serves millions of users.

Scalability

Supports queues, gRPC, event broadcasting, and other horizontal‑scaling components.

PSR Compatibility

Implements most PSR standards, allowing use of preferred tools without vendor lock‑in.

Elegant Data Mapping

Uses Cycle ORM for clean domain layers and dynamic schema control.

Rapid Development & IDE Friendly

Optimized for modern IDEs, includes smart scaffolding and prototyping to speed development while preserving code quality.

Extensibility

Can be combined with any PHP library or extended with Go language components, merging rich business logic with concurrent programming.

Modular & Generic

Supports building MVC, CQRS, event‑driven, or CLI applications by installing only required dependencies.

Quick Start

Ensure the server has PHP 8.1+ (64‑bit) and the following extensions installed: mbstring, socket, curl, zip.

Installation

Create a new project with Composer:

composer create-project spiral/app tinywan-spiral-app

The installer will ask you to choose an application preset (Web, CLI, gRPC), whether to generate demo data, and whether to include Cycle ORM.

After installation a README.md is generated with instructions for starting the server.

Running the Server

Start the RoadRunner server:

./rr serve

The default port is 8080 . In this example port 8080 was occupied, so the configuration file .rr.yaml was edited to use 8204 .

Server startup logs show the RPC plugin, worker allocation, and HTTP server listening on the chosen address.

Access the Application

Open a browser at http://localhost:8204 to see the running application.