---
title: "Seamlessly Blend PHP with Node.js"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/seamlessly-blend-php-with-node-js-1clyshsyg
source_url: https://blog.platformatic.dev/seamlessly-blend-php-with-nodejs
type: article
source: "Platformatic"
published: 2025-05-27T15:54:49.142Z
updated: 2025-05-27T15:55:05.058Z
tags: ["webdev", "nodejs", "php", "rust", "nextjs"]
reading_time: 13
upvotes: 127
comments: 16
language: en
---

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# Seamlessly Blend PHP with Node.js

**[Platformatic](https://daily.dev/sources/platformatic)** · 13 min read · 127 upvotes · 16 comments

## Summary

Platformatic introduces php-node, a Node.js module that allows developers to embed PHP within Node.js applications. The module utilizes Rust to execute PHP applications in a multi-threaded environment, providing enhanced performance and seamless integration. Key features include seamless integration, multi-threaded processing, improved performance, and a unified development environment. Use cases range from migrating legacy PHP apps to building hybrid applications. The post also provides examples of running PHP and WordPress inside a Node.js server.

## Full article

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@harshadsatra** · 5 upvotes

> Why?

**@locoder** · 3 upvotes

> Using PHP inside Node.js is like stitching a snake to a cat because they both catch mice—sure, it moves, but now your vet refuses to help, it sheds unpredictably, and debugging feels like treating a hairball with antivenom. Maintenance? More like a full-time cryptozoology degree.

**@monzuralam** · 3 upvotes

> Amazing !!!

**@husseinkizz** · 2 upvotes

> add a mouse + an elephant + tiger, what the hell...

**@phenguapo** · 2 upvotes

> i mean, i get it... but...

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