diff --git a/caddy/caddy.go b/caddy/caddy.go
index fa8efb28b..cf3c8d79f 100644
--- a/caddy/caddy.go
+++ b/caddy/caddy.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (f *FrankenPHPModule) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
 
 // ServeHTTP implements caddyhttp.MiddlewareHandler.
 // TODO: Expose TLS versions as env vars, as Apache's mod_ssl: https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/blob/master/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/fastcgi/fastcgi.go#L298
-func (f FrankenPHPModule) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, next caddyhttp.Handler) error {
+func (f FrankenPHPModule) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ caddyhttp.Handler) error {
 	origReq := r.Context().Value(caddyhttp.OriginalRequestCtxKey).(http.Request)
 	repl := r.Context().Value(caddy.ReplacerCtxKey).(*caddy.Replacer)
 
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ func parseCaddyfile(h httpcaddyfile.Helper) (caddyhttp.MiddlewareHandler, error)
 //		@phpFiles path *.php
 //	 	php @phpFiles
 //		file_server
+//
+// parsePhpServer is freely inspired from the php_fastgci directive of the Caddy server (Apache License 2.0, Matthew Holt and The Caddy Authors)
 func parsePhpServer(h httpcaddyfile.Helper) ([]httpcaddyfile.ConfigValue, error) {
 	if !h.Next() {
 		return nil, h.ArgErr()
diff --git a/caddy/command.go b/caddy/command.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49e3e6170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/caddy/command.go
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+package caddy
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2"
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/caddyconfig"
+	caddycmd "github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/cmd"
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/modules/caddyhttp"
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/modules/caddyhttp/encode"
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/modules/caddyhttp/fileserver"
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/modules/caddyhttp/rewrite"
+	"github.com/caddyserver/certmagic"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	caddycmd.RegisterCommand(caddycmd.Command{
+		Name:  "php-server",
+		Usage: "[--domain <example.com>] [--root <path>] [--listen <addr>] [--access-log]",
+		Short: "Spins up a production-ready PHP server",
+		Long: `
+A simple but production-ready PHP server. Useful for quick deployments,
+demos, and development.
+
+The listener's socket address can be customized with the --listen flag.
+
+If a domain name is specified with --domain, the default listener address
+will be changed to the HTTPS port and the server will use HTTPS. If using
+a public domain, ensure A/AAAA records are properly configured before
+using this option.
+
+For more advanced use cases, see https://github.com/dunglas/frankenphp/blob/main/docs/config.md`,
+		CobraFunc: func(cmd *cobra.Command) {
+			cmd.Flags().StringP("domain", "d", "", "Domain name at which to serve the files")
+			cmd.Flags().StringP("root", "r", "", "The path to the root of the site")
+			cmd.Flags().StringP("listen", "l", "", "The address to which to bind the listener")
+			cmd.Flags().BoolP("access-log", "a", false, "Enable the access log")
+			cmd.Flags().BoolP("debug", "v", false, "Enable verbose debug logs")
+			cmd.Flags().BoolP("no-compress", "", false, "Disable Zstandard and Gzip compression")
+			cmd.RunE = caddycmd.WrapCommandFuncForCobra(cmdPHPServer)
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+// cmdPHPServer is freely inspired from the file-server command of the Caddy server (Apache License 2.0, Matthew Holt and The Caddy Authors)
+func cmdPHPServer(fs caddycmd.Flags) (int, error) {
+	caddy.TrapSignals()
+
+	domain := fs.String("domain")
+	root := fs.String("root")
+	listen := fs.String("listen")
+	accessLog := fs.Bool("access-log")
+	debug := fs.Bool("debug")
+	compress := !fs.Bool("no-compress")
+
+	const indexFile = "index.php"
+	extensions := []string{"php"}
+	tryFiles := []string{"{http.request.uri.path}", "{http.request.uri.path}/" + indexFile, indexFile}
+
+	phpHandler := FrankenPHPModule{
+		Root:      root,
+		SplitPath: extensions,
+	}
+
+	// route to redirect to canonical path if index PHP file
+	redirMatcherSet := caddy.ModuleMap{
+		"file": caddyconfig.JSON(fileserver.MatchFile{
+			Root:     root,
+			TryFiles: []string{"{http.request.uri.path}/" + indexFile},
+		}, nil),
+		"not": caddyconfig.JSON(caddyhttp.MatchNot{
+			MatcherSetsRaw: []caddy.ModuleMap{
+				{
+					"path": caddyconfig.JSON(caddyhttp.MatchPath{"*/"}, nil),
+				},
+			},
+		}, nil),
+	}
+	redirHandler := caddyhttp.StaticResponse{
+		StatusCode: caddyhttp.WeakString(strconv.Itoa(http.StatusPermanentRedirect)),
+		Headers:    http.Header{"Location": []string{"{http.request.orig_uri.path}/"}},
+	}
+	redirRoute := caddyhttp.Route{
+		MatcherSetsRaw: []caddy.ModuleMap{redirMatcherSet},
+		HandlersRaw:    []json.RawMessage{caddyconfig.JSONModuleObject(redirHandler, "handler", "static_response", nil)},
+	}
+
+	// route to rewrite to PHP index file
+	rewriteMatcherSet := caddy.ModuleMap{
+		"file": caddyconfig.JSON(fileserver.MatchFile{
+			Root:      root,
+			TryFiles:  tryFiles,
+			SplitPath: extensions,
+		}, nil),
+	}
+	rewriteHandler := rewrite.Rewrite{
+		URI: "{http.matchers.file.relative}",
+	}
+	rewriteRoute := caddyhttp.Route{
+		MatcherSetsRaw: []caddy.ModuleMap{rewriteMatcherSet},
+		HandlersRaw:    []json.RawMessage{caddyconfig.JSONModuleObject(rewriteHandler, "handler", "rewrite", nil)},
+	}
+
+	// route to actually pass requests to PHP files;
+	// match only requests that are for PHP files
+	pathList := []string{}
+	for _, ext := range extensions {
+		pathList = append(pathList, "*"+ext)
+	}
+	phpMatcherSet := caddy.ModuleMap{
+		"path": caddyconfig.JSON(pathList, nil),
+	}
+
+	// create the PHP route which is
+	// conditional on matching PHP files
+	phpRoute := caddyhttp.Route{
+		MatcherSetsRaw: []caddy.ModuleMap{phpMatcherSet},
+		HandlersRaw:    []json.RawMessage{caddyconfig.JSONModuleObject(phpHandler, "handler", "php", nil)},
+	}
+
+	fileRoute := caddyhttp.Route{
+		MatcherSetsRaw: []caddy.ModuleMap{},
+		HandlersRaw:    []json.RawMessage{caddyconfig.JSONModuleObject(fileserver.FileServer{Root: root}, "handler", "file_server", nil)},
+	}
+
+	subroute := caddyhttp.Subroute{
+		Routes: caddyhttp.RouteList{redirRoute, rewriteRoute, phpRoute, fileRoute},
+	}
+
+	if compress {
+		gzip, err := caddy.GetModule("http.encoders.gzip")
+		if err != nil {
+			return caddy.ExitCodeFailedStartup, err
+		}
+
+		zstd, err := caddy.GetModule("http.encoders.zstd")
+		if err != nil {
+			return caddy.ExitCodeFailedStartup, err
+		}
+
+		encodeRoute := caddyhttp.Route{
+			MatcherSetsRaw: []caddy.ModuleMap{},
+			HandlersRaw: []json.RawMessage{caddyconfig.JSONModuleObject(encode.Encode{
+				EncodingsRaw: caddy.ModuleMap{
+					"zstd": caddyconfig.JSON(zstd.New(), nil),
+					"gzip": caddyconfig.JSON(gzip.New(), nil),
+				},
+				Prefer: []string{"zstd", "gzip"},
+			}, "handler", "encode", nil)},
+		}
+
+		subroute.Routes = append(caddyhttp.RouteList{encodeRoute}, subroute.Routes...)
+	}
+
+	route := caddyhttp.Route{
+		HandlersRaw: []json.RawMessage{caddyconfig.JSONModuleObject(subroute, "handler", "subroute", nil)},
+	}
+
+	if domain != "" {
+		route.MatcherSetsRaw = []caddy.ModuleMap{
+			{
+				"host": caddyconfig.JSON(caddyhttp.MatchHost{domain}, nil),
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
+	server := &caddyhttp.Server{
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: caddy.Duration(10 * time.Second),
+		IdleTimeout:       caddy.Duration(30 * time.Second),
+		MaxHeaderBytes:    1024 * 10,
+		Routes:            caddyhttp.RouteList{route},
+	}
+	if listen == "" {
+		if domain == "" {
+			listen = ":80"
+		} else {
+			listen = ":" + strconv.Itoa(certmagic.HTTPSPort)
+		}
+	}
+	server.Listen = []string{listen}
+	if accessLog {
+		server.Logs = &caddyhttp.ServerLogConfig{}
+	}
+
+	httpApp := caddyhttp.App{
+		Servers: map[string]*caddyhttp.Server{"php": server},
+	}
+
+	var false bool
+	cfg := &caddy.Config{
+		Admin: &caddy.AdminConfig{
+			Disabled: true,
+			Config: &caddy.ConfigSettings{
+				Persist: &false,
+			},
+		},
+		AppsRaw: caddy.ModuleMap{
+			"http":       caddyconfig.JSON(httpApp, nil),
+			"frankenphp": caddyconfig.JSON(FrankenPHPApp{}, nil),
+		},
+	}
+
+	if debug {
+		cfg.Logging = &caddy.Logging{
+			Logs: map[string]*caddy.CustomLog{
+				"default": {
+					BaseLog: caddy.BaseLog{Level: zap.DebugLevel.CapitalString()},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
+	err := caddy.Run(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return caddy.ExitCodeFailedStartup, err
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("Caddy serving PHP app on %s", listen)
+
+	select {}
+}
diff --git a/caddy/go.mod b/caddy/go.mod
index c2af6dfbd..b5486a777 100644
--- a/caddy/go.mod
+++ b/caddy/go.mod
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ replace (
 
 require (
 	github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2 v2.7.4
+	github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.19.2
 	github.com/dunglas/frankenphp v1.0.0-beta.1
 	github.com/dunglas/mercure/caddy v0.15.2
 	github.com/dunglas/vulcain/caddy v0.5.0
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
 	go.uber.org/automaxprocs v1.5.3
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0
 )
@@ -35,7 +37,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/aryann/difflib v0.0.0-20210328193216-ff5ff6dc229b // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.8.0 // indirect
-	github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.19.2 // indirect
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
@@ -138,7 +139,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/smallstep/truststore v0.12.1 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.9.5 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.1 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.16.0 // indirect
diff --git a/testdata/large-response.php b/testdata/large-response.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52a9aab55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/large-response.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/_executor.php';
+
+return function () {
+    echo str_repeat("Hey\n", 1024);
+};