An in-depth look at performance benchmarks for various PHP frameworks to see how different PHP versions stack up against each other.

Samuel Maudo

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The post provides performance benchmarks for different PHP versions on popular CMSs and frameworks. WordPress performs better with newer PHP versions, and upgrading to PHP 8.3 is recommended. Laravel, Drupal, Joomla, and other platforms also show performance improvements with the latest PHP version.

PHP Benchmarks: Real-World Speed Tests for Versions 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3

<p>I was responsible for making the tests for 8.1 and 8.2. Based on reading material I couldn’t believe that 8.3 will be faster, but it seems it’s true. Just did some benchmarks to check this.</p>
<p>Really great job from the PHP team.</p>
