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Per request means the code runs only while a request is being answered. The web server, usually through PHP-FPM or a module, starts the code, the code builds the page, and the process ends or returns to a pool. Nothing has to be kept alive between visits, which is what shared and managed PHP hosting provides. Background work such as sending mail usually needs a cron job or a queue worker on top. WordPress, Kirby and Craft CMS are examples.

28 projects run as a script per request, listed alphabetically. Mostly content management systems, web frameworks and e-commerce, of 10 categories in all. 106 records do not record this field, and cannot appear here either way. For 133 the question does not apply. Counts only projects with momentum; the full list has the rest.

A

  • Adminer

    Web-based database management tool distributed as a single PHP file.

  • AdminNeo

    Database management tool written in PHP that is distributed as a single file and built on Adminer.

  • Apollo Server

    Open-source GraphQL server for Node.js that runs as an add-on to new or existing Node.js apps, including Express, Fastify and AWS Lambda.

C

  • CodeIgniter

    PHP MVC web framework with a small footprint and few configuration requirements.

  • Concrete CMS

    Open-source content management system for teams, written in PHP, with a built-in REST API and a MySQL or MariaDB database.

  • CS-Cart

    Commercial eCommerce software for building online stores and multi-vendor marketplaces, run on the customer's own server.

D

  • Dompdf

    PHP library that converts HTML and CSS to PDF documents.

  • Dotclear

    Open-source PHP engine for publishing blogs, with several blogs and users in one installation.

E

  • e107

    Open-source PHP content management system for websites, blogs and intranets, with a plugin and theme system.

  • EmDash

    Full-stack TypeScript CMS built on Astro, with an admin panel, a REST API and a plugin system, that runs on Cloudflare or a Node.js server.

F

  • Fastify

    Node.js web framework for building HTTP APIs and web applications, with a plugin architecture and schema-based validation.

G

  • Grav

    Flat-file PHP content management system that stores pages as Markdown and YAML files without a database.

I

  • ikiwiki

    Wiki compiler that builds wiki pages into a static website, storing page history in a revision control system, with blogging support.

K

  • KahunaCart

    E-commerce plugin for the Grav CMS that adds a catalog, checkout, payments, shipping and customer accounts.

L

  • Laravel

    PHP web application framework with routing, an ORM, templating, queues and scheduled jobs.

M

  • Movable Type

    Commercial publishing and blogging system from Six Apart that publishes static pages, dynamic pages or both from templates.

N

  • Neos

    Open-source content management system and application framework for websites and digital content, built on the Flow PHP framework.

  • Nuxt Content

    File-based content module for Nuxt that queries Markdown, YAML, CSV and JSON files from a Vue application.

O

  • Open Web Analytics

    Open source web analytics framework that records visits to websites and applications and reports on them, with a JavaScript tracker and a PHP server.

  • OpenCart

    Open source ecommerce platform written in PHP for running an online store on a web server.

P

  • Pandoc

    Haskell library and command-line tool that converts documents between markup formats.

  • Pushword

    Symfony-based content management system for websites, with Markdown or database content and an optional static export.

S

  • SPIP

    Publishing system for the Internet, written in PHP, for multilingual websites with collaborative editing.

  • Statamic

    Laravel-based content management system that stores content in flat files or a database, with a control panel and optional static site generation.

  • Symfony

    PHP full-stack web framework built from a set of reusable, standalone components.

T

  • Thelia

    Open-source e-commerce CMS and framework built on Symfony for online stores and web content.

  • tinyhttp

    Express-like web framework for Node.js, written in TypeScript and published as native ESM.

W

  • WordPress

    Open-source PHP content management system for websites and blogs, with a block editor, themes and plugins.

Which of these is best?

We don't know. A portfolio, a shop and a documentation site need different things from their software, and so does a team of one against an agency. Nobody pays to be listed here and the order is alphabetical.