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Published: Sun, 10 August 2008, 12:25, also tagged: development, performance, c, programming, software, php, linux, intel, optimization, gnu, gcc, compilers, intel c compiler
PHP like any other scripting or programming language can be optimized to improve performance. In this series of blog posts I hope to highlight the areas where PHP can be optimized. I won’t go into details of PHP output caching (which can of course lead to massive performance improvements) – mainly because after the initial cache PHP plays only a minor role. This series of posts will target dynamic PHP scripts where output caching (e.g. due to constantly changing data etc.) isn’t an option.
The performance of PHP is ultimately determined by the PHP interpreter itself. PHP is open source software written in the C programming language. Taking steps to make sure a fast binary is compiled is the first step to improving overall PHP performance.