PHP Speed Boost: Open Swoole Crushes Node.js and Go!
PHP, often criticized for its speed, gets a major boost using asynchronous runtimes like Open Swoole. A basic PHP script benchmarked at 630 requests per second jumps to nearly 30,000! This performance significantly surpasses Node.js (7,500 requests per second) and Go (12,000 requests per second) in the same test. The key is enabling concurrency, allowing more processes to happen simultaneously. This transforms PHP into a microsecond-response powerhouse, challenging its 'slow' reputation.