Dev Tools · 3h ago
PHP Gets Native QUIC Transport via OpenSSL 3.5
Developer Mike Pultz released php-quic 1.0.0, a PHP extension providing raw QUIC transport by leveraging OpenSSL 3.5's built-in QUIC stack. The extension avoids additional TLS libraries or FFI, requiring only PHP 8.4+ and OpenSSL 3.5+. It supports custom protocols like DNS-over-QUIC, not just HTTP/3.
Meridian48 take
This is a pragmatic move that simplifies QUIC adoption for PHP, but its impact depends on how many developers actually need low-level QUIC access beyond HTTP/3.
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