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The php-baremetal cover: PHP code starting a WiFi access point and driving the onboard RGB LED of an ESP32-S3.

Sep 9, 2026 10 min read

PHP on a $4 chip: its own WiFi, its own web server, control led

An ESP32-S3 boots its own WiFi network, serves a control page written in PHP, and drives its onboard RGB LED live. No router, no cloud, no app.

Gianfrancesco Aurecchia tutorial esp32
he php-baremetal wordmark beside a PHP blink sketch, with a microcontroller driving a square wave from one amber GPIO pin.

Sep 9, 2026 23 min read

Real PHP on an ESP32: welcome to the php-baremetal blog

The unmodified Zend engine from php.net, cross-compiled for a microcontroller: what php-baremetal is, what it runs today, and the new WiFi support.

Gianfrancesco Aurecchia introduction esp32
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