Re: PHP console script vs C/C++/C#

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 04:30:00PM -0500, Daniel Kolbo wrote: > Hello, > > I am writing a PHP script for a local application (not web/html based). My > script is taking a longer time to execute than I want. The source code is > a few thousand lines, so I will spare you all this level of detail. > > I prefer to write in PHP because that is what I know best. However, I do > not think there is anything inherent with my script that requires PHP over > C/C++/C#. What makes you feel this way? > > If I wrote the console application in a c language (and compiled) would one > expect to see any improvements in performance? If so, how much improvement > could one expect (in general)? Depends. Shitty algorithms are shitty, regardless of language implementation. > > I assume because php is not compiled that this real time interpretation of > the script by the zend engine must take some time. This is why I am > thinking about rewriting my whole script in a C language. But before I > begin that ordeal, i wanted to ask the community for their opinions. If > you think using a c language would suit me well, what language would you > recommend? Depends on the task, but based on this e-mail I have a feeling you'll encounter the same problem. -- Nick Stinemates (nick@stinemates.org) http://nick.stinemates.org