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Angie vs FrankenPHP
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Angie | FrankenPHP |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C | Go |
| Licence | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Stars | 2.6k | 11k |
| Latest | Angie-1.12.2 | v1.13.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 14 days between releases | about 31 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 17 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace nginx. Alternatives to nginx →
Drop-inAngieFork of nginx that reads its configuration, with a status API and ACME support built in.
PartialFrankenPHPServes PHP apps directly, with automatic HTTPS and a worker mode, built on Caddy.
Angie
- Angie-1.12.22026-09-18Angie 1.12.2
- Angie-1.12.12026-07-17Angie 1.12.1
- Angie-1.12.02026-07-14Angie 1.12.0
- Angie-1.11.82026-06-19Angie 1.11.8
- Angie-1.11.72026-06-15Angie 1.11.7
FrankenPHP
- v1.13.02026-10-04FrankenPHP 1.13.0 is a big one. It upgrades to Caddy 2.11.7, bringing Slowloris protection, the new url_pattern matcher…
- v1.12.72026-08-07FrankenPHP 1.12.7 fixes a bug where output written after fastcgi_finish_request()/frankenphp_finish_request() was silen…
- v1.12.62026-07-21FrankenPHP 1.12.6 fixes a crash that could take down the whole process on HTTP/2. If a PHP script calls frankenphp_fini…
- v1.12.52026-07-20FrankenPHP 1.12.5 is a security release. It fixes two disclosed vulnerabilities — an information leak in the default Do…
- v1.12.42026-06-04FrankenPHP 1.12.4 is a hardening and stability release. It pulls in upstream security fixes from Caddy 2.11.4 and Mercu…
Angie
unsigned The latest release, Angie-1.12.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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FrankenPHP
unsigned The latest release, v1.13.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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