Comment on What to Look For in PHP 5.4parentComments−seanp2k214yCheck out HipHop which transforms PHP into C++ then compiles that using G++ https://github.com/facebook/hiphop-php#readme This is what Facebook uses.That aside, PHP is plenty fast as long as you avoid Zend and design your apps correctly for what you're doing. Lots of bad stuff out there giving PHP a bad name, like Magento.
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Check out HipHop which transforms PHP into C++ then compiles that using G++ https://github.com/facebook/hiphop-php#readme This is what Facebook uses.
That aside, PHP is plenty fast as long as you avoid Zend and design your apps correctly for what you're doing. Lots of bad stuff out there giving PHP a bad name, like Magento.