# Spiral

PHP framework for building web applications and services, which can run on the RoadRunner application server.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/spiral/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-21
Updated: 2026-10-25
Listed since: 2026-10-21

## Record

### Links

- home: https://spiral.dev
- repository: https://github.com/spiral/framework
- docs: https://spiral.dev/docs
- x: https://twitter.com/spiralphp
- discord: https://discord.gg/V6EK4he

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Spiral Scout LLC
- maintainerType: company
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: unknown
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: framework
- hosting: php
- language: php
- runtime: php
- runtimeMin: php 8.1
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: unknown
- databases: mysql, mariadb, postgres, sqlserver, sqlite
- adminUi: unknown
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: stempler, twig
- i18n: unknown

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: per-request, always-on
- renderingModes: unknown
- installMethod: composer create-project spiral/app

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 3
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-08-05

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 2067
- packagistDownloads: 2612768
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 52
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: 99331
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: 119
- dependentPackages: 72

### Sources

- urls: https://spiral.dev/ (read 2026-10-21)
- urls: https://spiral.dev/docs (read 2026-10-21)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/spiral/framework (read 2026-10-21)
- maintainer: https://spiralscout.com/ (read 2026-10-21)
- category: https://spiral.dev/ (read 2026-10-21)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/spiral/framework (read 2026-10-21)
- runtime: https://repo.packagist.org/p2/spiral/framework.json (read 2026-10-21)
- runtimeMin: https://repo.packagist.org/p2/spiral/framework.json (read 2026-10-21)
- runtimeMin: https://spiral.dev/docs/start-installation/current/en (read 2026-10-21)
- installMethod: https://spiral.dev/docs/start-installation/current/en (read 2026-10-21)
- runsAs: https://spiral.dev/docs/framework-lifecycle/current/en (read 2026-10-21)
- runsAs: https://spiral.dev/docs/framework-lifecycle/current/en (read 2026-10-21)
- databases: https://spiral.dev/docs/basics-orm/current/en (read 2026-10-21)
- templating: https://spiral.dev/docs/start-installation/current/en (read 2026-10-21)
- license: https://api.github.com/repos/spiral/framework (read 2026-10-21)
- licenseModel: https://github.com/spiral/framework/blob/master/LICENSE (read 2026-10-21)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/spiral/framework/releases/latest (read 2026-10-21)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.github.com/repos/spiral/framework/releases/latest (read 2026-10-21)
- packagistDownloads: https://packagist.org/packages/spiral/framework.json (read 2026-10-21)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/spiral/framework (read 2026-10-21)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/spiral/framework/contributors (read 2026-10-21)
- dependentRepos: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/packagist.org/packages/spiral%2Fframework (read 2026-10-25)
- dependentPackages: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/packagist.org/packages/spiral%2Fframework (read 2026-10-25)
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: https://packagist.org/packages/spiral/framework/stats.json (read 2026-10-25)

## Notes

Spiral is a PHP framework for building web applications and services. According to the [lifecycle guide](https://spiral.dev/docs/framework-lifecycle/current/en), it can run behind a traditional Nginx and PHP-FPM setup, or on RoadRunner, an application server that starts its workers once and then passes them requests, so the application stays loaded between requests.

The [installation guide](https://spiral.dev/docs/start-installation/current/en) creates a project with Composer and starts the server with the `rr` binary that RoadRunner provides. Spiral Scout LLC maintains the framework.

## Worth knowing

The database guide says that using SQLite with multiple workers can present significant challenges.

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