Describe your feature request
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Since #2119 (v1.12), FrankenPHP runs natively on Windows, but standalone app binaries (embed) and static builds remain Linux/macOS only: the frankenphp SAPI of static-php-cli isn't available on Windows, and build-static.sh is a Bash script. Distributing a self-contained .exe (app + PHP + Caddy) is currently impossible.
Describe the solution you'd like
Support creating standalone Windows binaries:
- add Windows support to the
frankenphp SAPI in static-php-cli, which already builds static PHP with MSVC on Windows for its cli and micro SAPIs;
- provide a Windows counterpart to
build-static.sh (e.g. PowerShell). The Go side (embedding the app as a tarball via go:embed) should work on Windows as-is now that FrankenPHP compiles there with Clang against MSVC-built PHP (Go 1.26).
Describe alternatives you've considered
- Building Linux binaries from Windows via Docker or WSL (works today);
- Shipping the Windows release archive (
frankenphp.exe + official PHP binaries) next to the app, which is not a single binary.
Related docs PRs: #2500, #2501.
Update: static-php-cli main (v3, unreleased) already ships a Windows build stage for the frankenphp target, so the remaining work is mostly on the FrankenPHP side (build script, docs, CI).
Describe your feature request
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Since #2119 (v1.12), FrankenPHP runs natively on Windows, but standalone app binaries (embed) and static builds remain Linux/macOS only: the
frankenphpSAPI of static-php-cli isn't available on Windows, andbuild-static.shis a Bash script. Distributing a self-contained.exe(app + PHP + Caddy) is currently impossible.Describe the solution you'd like
Support creating standalone Windows binaries:
frankenphpSAPI in static-php-cli, which already builds static PHP with MSVC on Windows for itscliandmicroSAPIs;build-static.sh(e.g. PowerShell). The Go side (embedding the app as a tarball viago:embed) should work on Windows as-is now that FrankenPHP compiles there with Clang against MSVC-built PHP (Go 1.26).Describe alternatives you've considered
frankenphp.exe+ official PHP binaries) next to the app, which is not a single binary.Related docs PRs: #2500, #2501.
Update: static-php-cli main (v3, unreleased) already ships a Windows build stage for the frankenphp target, so the remaining work is mostly on the FrankenPHP side (build script, docs, CI).