Overview

TypePHP is a revolutionary Ahead-Of-Time (AOT) compiler that transforms your familiar PHP code into high-performance native machine code. Go beyond traditional interpretation and bytecode caching to produce standalone executables, PHP extensions, and shared libraries. Experience the power of native compilation while continuing to write in the PHP syntax you know and love.

Key Features

• True AOT Compilation: Compiles PHP directly to C++17, then to optimized native machine code. No runtime interpreter, no JIT warm-up, just pure speed.
• Self-Hosting Compiler: Written entirely in PHP and bootstraps itself, demonstrating a unique and robust development paradigm.
• Multiple Output Formats: Generate native executables (.bin), loadable PHP extensions (.ext), or reusable shared libraries (.lib) from the same codebase.
• Native Type System & High-Precision Numerics: Leverage direct mapping of PHP scalars to C++ types for significant performance gains. Work with bigInt, decimal, and bigFloat for unparalleled numeric precision.
• Statically-Typed Containers: Utilize std::vector, std::map, and std::ordered_map with compile-time type safety, offering up to 10x speed improvements over standard PHP arrays.
• Universal & Compile-Time Methods: Call methods directly on primitives and leverage compile-time code generation attributes for optimized and type-safe APIs.
• Seamless C++/PHP Interoperability: Integrate performance-critical kernels written in C++ directly into your PHP projects.
• Modern PHP & Cross-Platform Support: Embraces the latest PHP features and targets Linux, Windows, macOS, and WASM for broad applicability.

Typical Use Cases

• High-Performance CLI Tools & Services: Compile your PHP applications into standalone native executables for maximum speed and minimal dependencies.
• PHP Extensions: Create custom, high-performance PHP extensions that seamlessly integrate with the Zend runtime.
• Shared Libraries: Build reusable native libraries from your PHP code that can be called from other projects, including C++.
• Source Code Protection: Distribute your applications as compiled binaries, offering a higher level of intellectual property protection compared to plain PHP or bytecode.
• Performance-Critical Modules: Isolate and compile computationally intensive parts of your PHP application to native code for dramatic speedups, while leaving the rest of your codebase as standard PHP.