Post #946817

How to turn a PHP app into a standalone binary? I'm working on DTK, a CLI tool made with PHP / Symfony. It runs fine with `php dtk`. But asking teammates to have the right PHP version, extensions, and Composer? Friction I'd rather not impose on anyone. Turns out PHP can produce a standalone binary. No PHP needed on the target machine. The trick is literally a cat command 😼 Full article: https://gnugat.github.io/2026/03/25/turn-you-php-app-into-a-standalone-binary.html #php