Re: Is this a dream?

> Could be, but Zend only optimizes the code (or something in that way, sorry, > but I'm not a Zend expert) ... in any case, it doesn't compile the PHP code > and loads it into the memory.... that way, PHP scripts can become faster > than C :) The Zend Optimizer only optimizes the code -- but the other Zend products will do much more. I don't think a PHP script will ever be "faster than C" -- if you are willing to code in C and compile it into your httpd by hand, I'm sure you could still beat PHP's raw performance. But you'd either have to a be a masochist, a student wanting to learn, or a real hardcore C hacker with a buttload of knowledge about Apache and 50 other arcane software packages to even come close to the convenience and ease of PHP -- and with the Cache, it gets pretty darned fast to C speeds.