Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [FFI] Opt-in mapping of C struct types to userland PHP classes

Hey Alexander,

On 12.8.2026 15:39:35, Alexander Lisachenko wrote:
> Hi internals,
>
> I'd like to check interest in an FFI improvement before writing a 
> formal RFC. I've filed the full proposal with an implementation sketch 
> as a feature request:
>
> https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/23229
>

I've replied to you on the github issue outlining some thoughts.

But yeah, don't rush this, write a RFC, and check what actually feels 
good to use and read.


But yeah, as noted on the issue, I don't think the typemap really solves 
issues I had in my prior FFI usage.


Thanks,
Bob