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PHP engines in 2026: Zend, FrankenPHP, RoadRunner, Swoole, ReactPHP, AmPHP
2026 overview of PHP execution engines: Zend + PHP-FPM, FrankenPHP, RoadRunner, Swoole/OpenSwoole, ReactPHP, AmPHP. Benchmarks, mental models, per-use-case recommendations.