# RFC karma request

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/132508
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/132508
- Started by Marc Henderkes on 2026-09-15T15:24:52+00:00
- Messages: 1
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## #132508 — Marc Henderkes — 2026-09-15T15:24:52+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/132508#132508

> Hi all!
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> I created an account on wiki.php.net
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> Username: mnapoli
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> My plan is to create a RFC for https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/23558 (allowing runtime distributors to ship a single binary for both CLI and FPM)
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> My GitHub profile: https://github.com/mnapoli/
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> Thank you!
> Matthieu Napoli

Hello Matthieu,

If the primary concern is with size, it may make sense to instead look into creating a reusable shared library on unix, much like on Windows.

That being said, while I'm also in favour of shipping only one binary for both, I strongly believe that it should *not* become an opt-in that nobody ends up shipping. It should become default at the very least, with an option to explicitly disable cli/fpm sources to save a few kb in a 9mb+++ binary at most.

Have you had any thoughts about the embed shared library if fpm should also be exposed there?

Marc