Laravel Octane

• Language: PHP (Composer package)
• What it is: NOT a server. An adapter layer between Laravel and persistent server backends.
• Supports: FrankenPHP, RoadRunner, Swoole/OpenSwoole

What It Does

• Hides server-specific protocol differences (worker loops, request/response translation)
• Manages per-request state reset (auth, session, translator, DB connections)
• Provides Octane::table() (backed by Swoole Table or RoadRunner KV)
• Concurrent task execution, periodic tasks

What It Does NOT Do

• Fix application-level singleton/static state leaks — developer’s responsibility
• Provide any infrastructure features (TLS, metrics, pooling) — delegates to the backend server

Performance Benchmarks (Apple M1 Pro)

• FrankenPHP: ~0.88ms median request
• RoadRunner: ~2.61ms
• Swoole: ~4.94ms