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Mark: Build Lightning‑Fast PHP APIs with Workerman

Mark lets founders craft high‑performance API micro‑services in PHP quickly, leveraging Workerman’s event‑driven engine. Ideal for startups needing speed without heavyweight frameworks.

From the repo · “Mark is a high performance API micro framework based on workerman helps you quickly write APIs with php”

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free (self-hosted)
339 stars27 forksPHPGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Oct 10Updated 10/27/2025100% free · open source
What it is

Create fast web APIs using PHP to connect various services.

Real use case example

"A founder, Alex, is building a simple e-commerce platform using PHP. Step 1: Use Mark to create a new API endpoint for product listings. Step 2: Configure the endpoint to fetch data from a MySQL database. Step 3: Test the API and ensure it returns the data as expected. With Mark, Alex can now connect this API to other services and build a robust platform."

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When to use it
  • •You need to build a high-performance API for your startup
  • •You want to leverage PHP for your API development
  • •You're looking for a lightweight micro framework to speed up your API development process
Ready-to-paste prompt
php start.php start --port=8000 to start the Mark server and test your API on port 8000
Heads up: Make sure you have Workerman installed and configured properly, as Mark relies on it to handle HTTP requests
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✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

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mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/mark && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/mark/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/mark/SKILL.md
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How Mark: Build Lightning‑Fast PHP APIs with Workerman works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Mark: Build Lightning‑Fast PHP APIs with Workerman is a tiny PHP project (~100 lines across 1 code files). Setup is light: install PHP, run one command. Last commit 12 months ago, no license file, no tests found.

Size
Tiny codebase
~100 lines · 1 code files · 2 min skim
Setup
Light setup
Install PHP, run one command.
Runs on
PHP
No API keys detected
PHP 100%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    src/App.php
    Where the program starts running
  3. 3
    composer.json
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
What's in each folder
src/Core code — the actual logic1 files
READMENo tests foundThin docsNo CINo licenseLast update 12 mo ago
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Details
Creator
passwalls
Language
PHP
Category
ai-agent
Published
6/22/2020

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