Spiral
PHP framework for building web applications and services, which can run on the RoadRunner application server.
Spiral is a PHP framework for building web applications and services. According to the lifecycle guide, 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 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.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
- Runs as
- Per request, Always on7
- Install with
- composer create-project spiral/app6
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-21: links, Categories
spiral.dev/ - 2026-10-21: links
spiral.dev/docs - 2026-10-21: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/spiral/framework - 2026-10-21: Maintainer
spiralscout.com/ - 2026-10-21: Runtime, Minimum runtime
repo.packagist.org/p2/spiral/framework.json - 2026-10-21: Minimum runtime, Install with, Templating
spiral.dev/docs/start-installation/current/en - 2026-10-21: Runs as
spiral.dev/docs/framework-lifecycle/current/en - 2026-10-21: Databases
spiral.dev/docs/basics-orm/current/en - 2026-10-21: License model
github.com/spiral/framework/blob/master/LICENSE - 2026-10-21: Current major version, Last release
api.github.com/repos/spiral/framework/releases/latest - 2026-10-21: Packagist downloads
packagist.org/packages/spiral/framework.json - 2026-10-21: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/spiral/framework/contributors - 2026-10-25: Dependent repositories, Dependent packages
packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/packagist.org/packages/spiral%2Fframework - 2026-10-25: Packagist downloads a month
packagist.org/packages/spiral/framework/stats.json