[php-src] Issue #8203: Ahead of Time Compiler/AOT for PHP8?

Issue: https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/8203 Author: appifys ### Description Hi, Is it possible to compile the PHP8 bytecode directly to native machine code (just like what JIT does right now) or at least cache the JIT'd code into a file, and distribute that file only without source/bytecode for PHP8? I am a senior engineer at a tech company, and I know for a fact many other companies are holding off on PHP as it doesn't offer Ahead of Time Compilation for performance and security reasons - and many have decided to use Rust over it. We are open to paying for this feature to be implemented, if that's what it takes? Thank you