Introduction

Welcome to Lyger - A high-performance PHP framework with Rust FFI integration

Welcome to Lyger

Lyger is a high-performance PHP framework that integrates Rust through FFI (Foreign Function Interface) to deliver blazing-fast execution and zero-copy database operations. Built for developers who need the productivity of PHP with the performance of Rust.

Why Lyger?

Rust-Powered Performance

Leverage Rust’s speed for compute-intensive operations through FFI integration

Always-Alive Architecture

PHP workers stay in memory while Rust handles HTTP for minimal overhead

Zero-Copy Database

Direct memory access to database results without PHP serialization overhead

Familiar Syntax

Laravel-inspired API with Eloquent ORM and intuitive routing

Key Features

• Rust FFI Integration - High-performance operations with automatic fallback to pure PHP
• Always-Alive Server - Persistent PHP worker with Rust HTTP handler
• Zero-Copy Database - Direct memory access for database queries
• Eloquent ORM - Laravel-inspired models with relationships
• Livewire Components - Reactive frontend components without JavaScript
• Admin Dashboard - Built-in dashboard generator with customizable UI
• CLI Scaffolding - Rapid development with php rawr commands
• Multi-Database Support - SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB

Performance Benefits

Lyger combines the best of both worlds:

• PHP productivity for business logic, routing, and ORM
• Rust performance for HTTP handling, caching, and heavy computation
• Zero-copy data transfer between Rust and PHP for database queries

Quick Example

<?php

use Lyger\Routing\Route;
use Lyger\Http\Response;

Route::get('/api/users', function () {
    $users = User::where('active', true)
        ->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')
        ->limit(10)
        ->get();
    
    return Response::json($users);
});

Next Steps

Installation

Get Lyger installed and configured

Quickstart

Build your first application

Core Concepts

Understand the architecture

CLI Reference

Explore scaffold commands

Requirements

• PHP 8.0 or higher
• FFI extension enabled (optional, framework falls back to pure PHP)
• Composer for dependency management

Community

Lyger is open source and available on GitHub. Contributions and feedback are welcome!