compiled modules VS. code in php

Hi, I apologize in advance if this is not the place to ask. I just figured, I'd get a better answer from this group. Is there a performance increase by compiling your code into php (either dynamic or static) as opposed to writing complex code in php. Note: this bit of code would be used by every request in the application, reads many files and does a lot of string parsing. thanks, colin -- Colin McDonald - colin@nexus.carleton.ca home: http://nexus.carleton.ca/~colin/ public key: http://nexus.carleton.ca/~colin/pubkey.asc fingerprint: http://nexus.carleton.ca/~colin/fingerprint.asc