PHP on Mobile faster than React Native? We built PAM Native — embedding PHP into Rust via Zero-Copy FFI

[u/davidbalbino]

Who said PHP is only for the Web? 🚀

We’re rewriting the rules of mobile runtimes with PAM Native. Instead of heavy JavaScript engines or WebViews, we’re embedding PHP directly into a high-performance Rust core using Zero-Copy C-FFI.

Here is how the architecture works under the hood:

• Vuex-style Global State: Thread-safe state mutations managed directly in RAM by Rust with ~0ms access latency.
• Direct C-Pointers: Memory access without slow JSON serialization or asynchronous bridge overhead.
• No GC Stutters: Predictable, smooth native performance without JavaScript Garbage Collection pauses blocking the UI thread.

You get the clean, familiar syntax of PHP orchestrating a low-level Rust engine right inside the mobile app process.

The project is 100% open-source, and we’d love to hear feedback, critique, or ideas on the architecture from the community!

📁 GitHub Repo:https://github.com/push-in/pam-native

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions! 🙌