FrankenPHP (previously added to the PHPFoundation) seems to be incompatible with ioncube [1] encoded php code. As the project is also now under the umbrella of the PHP Foundation [2] we will certainly see more adoption of the app server. It would be great if the ioncube extension could be built with FrankenPHP as well. [1] https://github.com/dunglas/frankenphp/issues/901 [2] https://thephp.foundation/blog/2025/05/15/frankenphp/