Supercharge Laravel with Octane + FrankenPHP

What is Laravel Octane?

Laravel Octane supercharges your application by:

• Running on high-powered servers
• Keeping your app in memory between requests
• Reducing response times significantly

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Installing Laravel Octane

Start by installing Octane using Composer:

composer require laravel/octane

Then publish the Octane configuration file:

php artisan octane:install

This creates the config/octane.php file where you can adjust settings like the server type and port.

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What is FrankenPHP?

FrankenPHP is a modern PHP application server built in Go.

It offers:

• Built-in support for persistent workers
• Automatic HTTPS
• HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 support
• Great performance with Laravel apps

FrankenPHP can run your Laravel app faster and more efficiently, especially when combined with Octane.

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Serving Your Laravel App

To serve your application using Octane:

php artisan octane:start

By default, this will start your app at:

http://localhost:8000

You can change the port by passing the --port option:

php artisan octane:start --port=9000

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Using Laravel with FrankenPHP

FrankenPHP runs PHP apps natively, so you can simply:

1. Install FrankenPHP from frankenphp.dev.
2. Point FrankenPHP to Laravel’s public/index.php.
3. Your Laravel app will run with worker support and improved performance.

This setup gives you the benefits of Octane without needing extra server tools.

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Final Thoughts

Combining Laravel Octane with FrankenPHP gives you:

• Faster boot time
• Persistent application memory
• A modern PHP server experience

It’s a great choice if you want to modernize your Laravel deployment with minimal setup.

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Useful Links

• Laravel Octane Documentation
• FrankenPHP Official Website