Optional JIT via php.ini
Enable it when you need extra performance on CPU-intensive workloads — you control the trade-off.
PHP 8.5 with Composer and built-in server
Host Laravel, Symfony, or your PHP script in minutes. Optional JIT via php.ini for CPU-intensive apps.
Why run on Square Cloud
Everything optimized, production-ready.
Built-in HTTP server
Perfect for small and medium apps — no Nginx + PHP-FPM setup.
Automatic Composer
Detects composer.json and installs deps with optimized autoloader.
Laravel, Symfony, Slim, Lumen
All major frameworks supported.
Ideal use cases
Where this runtime shines on our platform.
Laravel apps in production
Hosting for Laravel 11 apps with Eloquent, Sanctum, Livewire, and Filament at scale.
Enterprise Symfony sites
Mature, structured, modular backends with Doctrine, Twig, and API Platform in production.
REST APIs with Slim and Lumen
Minimal, fast, lightweight PHP microservices for high-performance backend integrations.
Custom CMS and admin panels
Admin dashboards, internal ERPs, and corporate portals with native authentication and RBAC.
Webhooks and payment integrations
Mercado Pago, Stripe, PagSeguro, and Pix gateways with retry and structured logs.
Headless WordPress and e-commerce
WordPress as headless CMS, scalable WooCommerce, and custom plugins with optimized performance.
Available versions
Pick the track that best fits your project.
Current version
8.5
Single stable toolchain
Technical specs
Everything you need to configure your app.
- Accepted extensions
.php- Dependency file
composer.json- RUNTIME= aliases
php
Minimal config
Create a squarecloud.app file at your project root:
squarecloud.appPHP
MEMORY=512
DISPLAY_NAME=Meu App
VERSION=recommended
MAIN=index.phpA plan for every stage of your project
Start small and scale when you need to, with no loyalty contracts.
Tier 3ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIAlways-On DDoS Protection
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PHP 8.5, Composer, Laravel, and built-in server.