Unlocking Raw Performance: Writing Custom PHP Extensions in C
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Introduction # In the landscape of 2025, PHP is faster than ever. With the maturity of PHP 8.4, the optimizations in the JIT (Just-In-Time) compiler, and the improved type system, the need to drop down to C is less frequent than it was a decade ago. However, “less frequent” does not mean “obsolete.”