• Definitive PHP 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 & HHVM Benchmarks (2018)
  • By Mark Gavalda
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This is probably the best PHP performance review of 2018 (including 5.6 to 7.2, and HHVM)

Every year we try and delve into the performance differences between different versions of PHP and HHVM on a number of different platforms. This year, we reviewed four different versions of the PHP engine and HHVM on 20 different platforms/configurations, including WordPress, Drupal, Joomla! , Laravel, Symfony and all sorts of other apps. We also tested some of the most popular e-commerce solutions in recent years such as WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, Magento, and PrestaShop.

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WordPress users are encouraged to use the latest supported versions of PHP, which provide additional performance improvements in addition to better security. We’re not just talking about WordPress, and this applies to most platforms as well. Today we are going to show you how PHP7.2 defeats all the enemies it faces! 🚀

This year’s results are a big change from our previous HHVM wins. We are pleased to see PHP7.2 become the fastest PHP engine available. One important thing to mention about WordPress is that HHVM is no longer supported and will be dying out. We no longer encourage our customers to migrate to HHVM, but also state that supporting it on a large number of different platforms is not a good choice.

This is great news for developers and end users, because it means we’ll be focusing more on PHP and providing faster websites and Web services for everyone.

PHP and HHVM Evaluation (2018)

For each test, we used the latest version of each platform system and ran a 1-minute test on the home page with 15 concurrent users. Here are the details of our test environment.

  • Machine: 8-core Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU @ 2.20GHz (provided by Google Cloud Platform and running in an isolated container)
  • Operating system: Ubuntu 16.04.3LTS
  • Docker stack: Debian 8, Nginx 1.13.8, MariaDB 10.1.31
  • PHP engine versions: 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2
  • HHVM version: 3.24.2
  • OPCache: For WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal, we use official Docker images. For other evaluation applications, we used the same mirroring configuration as OPcache. OPcache applies the following php.ini recommendations.
opcache.memory_consumption=128

opcache.interned_strings_buffer=8

opcache.max_accelerated_files=4000

opcache.revalidate_freq=60

opcache.fast_shutdown=1

opcache.enable_cli=1

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The tests were performed by Thoriq Firdaus, a WordPress code contributor and service support engineer working at Kinsta. He has contributed code to the core of WordPress and to the WordPress Indonesia translation editor.

What is PHP?

PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor. It is one of the most popular scripting languages on the Web today. According to W3Techs, more than 83% of web sites use PHP as their server-side programming language.

What is HHVM?

Due to PHP performance issues, Facebook developed HipHop Virtual Machine (HHVM). It uses just-in-time compilation (JIT) technology to translate PHP code into machine language, creating synergy between PHP code and the underlying hardware that drives the code.

Platform and configuration for testing

Our tests covered the following 20 platforms/configurations. On some platforms, we need to test the performance of multiple versions of the platform because of the lack of support for particular PHP versions. Click on any of the links below to jump directly to the platform’s test information and results. Data is measured in requests per second. The higher the number, the better.

  • WordPress 4.9.4
  • WordPress 4.9.4 + WooCommerce 3.3.1
  • WordPress 4.94 + Easy Digital Downloads 2.8.18
  • Drupal 8.4.4
  • Joomla! 3.8.5
  • Magento 2 (CE) 2.1.11 + 2.2.2
  • Grav CMS 1.3.10
  • October CMS 1.0.433
  • Laravel 5.4.36 + 5.6
  • Symfony 3.3.6 + 4.0.1
  • PyroCMS 3.4.14
  • Pagekit 1.0.13
  • Bolt CMS 3.4.8
  • AnchorCMS 0.12.6 (pre – release)
  • PrestaShop 1.7.2.4
  • CraftCMS 2.6.3011
  • ForkCMS 5.2.2

WordPress 4.9.4

The first platform we tested was, of course, one of our favorites: WordPress (a CMS that we tend to think we use every day 😉). At its core, WordPress is open source software that you can use to create beautiful websites, blogs, or apps. In fact, WordPress drives more than 29 percent of all websites on the Internet. Yes, that’s right – more than one out of every four websites you visit is probably WordPress driven.

For WordPress reviews, we chose the free Twenty Seventeen theme. Using the test content generated by wptest. IO, the home page was tested for 1 minute by 15 concurrent users.

  • Number of articles: 10 articles per page generated by wptest. IO
  • “Search” is the only menu item in the sidebar
  • Docker image derived from hub.docker.com/_/wordpress…

WordPress test

The test results

  • WordPress 4.9.4PHP 5.6 Test result: 49.18 REq/SEC
  • WordPress 4.9.4PHP 7.0 Test result: 133.55 req/ SEC
  • WordPress 4.9.4PHP 7.1 Test result: 134.24 req/ SEC
  • WordPress 4.9.4PHP 7.2 Test result: 148.80 req/ SEC 🏆
  • WordPress 4.9.4 HHVM Test result: 144.76 req/ SEC

PHP 7.2 was the winner, proving to be slightly faster than HHVM. This is a significant change from the 2016 benchmark, where HHVM was the clear winner. WordPress PHP is also more stable. We have experienced many problems firsthand with HHVM.

WordPress 4.9.4 + WooCommerce 3.3.1

WooCommerce is a highly customizable, open source e-commerce platform built using WordPress. It is also by far one of the most popular e-commerce solutions, driving over 42% of e-commerce sites on the Internet.

For the next test, we chose to install WordPress with WooCommerce. And chose the free Storefront eCommerce theme.

  • Number of items: 8 (2 items per row)
  • Set the shopping page as the home page
  • Docker image derived from hub.docker.com/_/wordpress…

WordPress + WooCommerce test

The test results

  • WordPress 4.9.4 + WooCommerce 3.3.1PHP 5.6 Test result: 34.47 req/ SEC
  • WordPress 4.9.4 + WooCommerce 3.3.1 PHP 7.0 Test result: 84.89 req/ SEC
  • WordPress 4.9.4 + WooCommerce 3.3.1 PHP 7.1 Test result: 86.04 req/ SEC
  • WordPress 4.9.4 + WooCommerce 3.3.1 PHP 7.2 Test results: 92.60 req/ SEC 🏆
  • WordPress 4.9.4 + WooCommerce 3.3.1 HHVM: 69.58 REq/SEC

WooCommerce had some minor problems with HHVM, and PHP 7.2 narrowly beat PHP 7.1.

WordPress 4.9.4 + Easy Digital Downloads 2.8.18

Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) is a free WordPress e-commerce plug-in written by Pippin Williamson that focuses on helping users and developers sell electronic goods.

After seeing how WooCommerce works, we installed WordPress with Easy Digital Downloads. Using the free EDD Starter theme.

  • Number of items: 6 (default sample item from plug-in)
  • There are 2 pictures on the missing items list
  • Docker image derived from hub.docker.com/_/wordpress…

WordPress + Easy Digital Downloads test

The test results

  • WordPress 4.9.4 + EDD 2.8.18PHP 5.6 Test result: 76.71 req/ SEC
  • WordPress 4.9.4 + EDD 2.8.18 PHP 7.0 Test result: 123.83 req/ SEC
  • WordPress 4.9.4 + EDD 2.8.18 PHP 7.1 Test result: 124.82 req/ SEC
  • WordPress 4.9.4 + EDD 2.8.18PHP 7.2 Test Results: 135.74req/SEC 🏆
  • WordPress 4.9.4 + EDD 2.8.18 HHVM Test result: 127.74 req/ SEC

PHP 7.2 definitely dominates the WordPress and Easy Digital Downloads tests.

Drupal 8.4.4

Drupal is an open source CMS popular for its modular system and strong developer community. It was originally launched in 2000 and, according to W3Techs, supports 2.2 per cent of websites on the Internet and has a 4.4 per cent share of the CMS market.

For Drupal reviews, we used the free Bartik 8.4.4 theme. It is worth noting that Drupal 8.4.x is not compatible with PHP 7.2 (#2932574), so this version of the PHP engine was not included in this test.

  • Number of articles: 10 were generated through the Devel module
  • Shut down the page cache: www.drupal.org/node/259891…
  • Docker images are derived from hub.docker.com/_/drupal/

Drupal test

The test results

  • Drupal 8.4.4 PHP 5.6 test results: 7.05 req/ SEC
  • Drupal 8.4.4 PHP 7.0 test results: 15.94 req/ SEC
  • Drupal 8.4.4 PHP 7.1 test result: 19.15 req/ SEC
  • Drupal 8.4.4 PHP 7.2 test Results:
  • Drupal 8.4.4 HHVM test result: 19.57 req/ SEC 🏆

Because the latest version of Drupal does not support PHP 7.2, HHVM gets the highest score. However, looking back at the performance improvements of previous PHP versions, we can safely assume that PHP 7.2 will be even faster.

Joomla! 3.8.5

Joomla! Is a free open source CMS for publishing Web content, originally released on August 17, 2005. It is based on an MVC Web application framework. According to W3Techs, 3.1% of websites on the Internet use it.

For the Joomla! For the test, we used the free Beez3 template.

  • Number of articles: 4 (Default Joomla sample articles added during installation)
  • Close the default sidebar
  • Docker images are derived from hub.docker.com/_/joomla/

Joomla! test

The test results

  • Joomla! 3.8.5 PHP 5.6 Test result: 26.42 req/ SEC
  • Joomla! PHP 7.0 test result: 41.46 req/ SEC
  • Joomla! PHP 7.1 Test result: 41.17 REq/SEC
  • Joomla! PHP 7.2 Test result: 42.36 REq/SEC
  • Joomla! 3.8.5 HHVM Test result: 51.84 REq/SEC 🏆

In the Joomla! In our tests, we saw a steady improvement in each version of PHP, but HHVM still came out on top.

Magento 2 (CE) 2.1.11 + 2.2.2

Magento is a popular open source e-commerce platform written in PHP, originally released on March 31, 2008. It powers 1.2 percent of sites on the Internet, according to W3Techs.

For Magento 2 testing, we used the free Luma theme. We used two versions because 2.1.11 is the only one that supports PHP 5.6. We installed using the sample data and the default theme that comes with it. For additional testing, we used version 2.2.2. Magento 2 does not currently support PHP 7.2 or the latest version of HHVM.

  • Number of goods: 7
  • Pubfiles.nexcess.net/magento/ce-…

Magento 2 test

The test results

  • Magento 2 (CE) 2.1.11 PHP 5.6 Test result: 10.75 req/ SEC
  • Magento 2 (CE) 2.1.11 PHP 7.0 test result: 20.87 req/ SEC
  • Magento 2 (CE) 2.1.11 PHP 7.1 Test results: 29.84 req/ SEC 🏆
  • Magento 2 (CE) 2.1.11 PHP 7.2 Test results: Not supported
  • Magento 2 (CE) 2.1.11 HHVM Test result: Not supported

Because Magento 2 does not support PHP 7.2 and the latest version of HHVM, PHP 7.1 is the clear winner. We were also impressed by the consistent performance gains across each version of PHP.

Grav CMS 1.3.10

Grav is an easy to use, powerful open source CMS that does not require a database. This is sometimes referred to as a flat-file CMS.

For Grav CMS testing, we used the free Clean Blog scaffolding. Note that **Grav CMS no longer supports the HHVM ** compiler and has removed the HHVM environment from their Travis build.

  • Number of articles: 4 (default articles in “Clean Blog” scaffolding)
  • The page/file cache closed: learn.getgrav.org/advanced/pe… , while Twig caching is still enabled.

Grav CMS test

The test results

  • Grav CMS 1.3.10 PHP 5.6 Test result: 34.83 req/ SEC
  • Grav CMS 1.3.10 PHP 7.0 test result: 53.37 req/ SEC
  • Grav CMS 1.3.10 PHP 7.1 test result: 53.37 REq/SEC
  • Grav CMS 1.3.10 PHP 7.2 Test results: 55.12 req/ SEC 🏆
  • Grav CMS 1.3.10 HHVM test result: Not supported

Once again, we can see that the latest version of PHP (7.2) is the clear winner in Grav CMS tests.

October CMS 1.0.433

October CMS is a free, open source, self-hosted, modular CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP framework. It was originally released on May 15, 2014.

For October CMS’s tests, we used the free Clean Blog theme. One point of note is that October CMS is no longer compatible with PHP 5.6 or HHVM. Although we tried to install it by removing the PHP version check in setup, we still had 500 error codes in the configuration wizard.

  • Number of articles: 5 articles plus two left sidebars (recent articles and the “Follow me” button)

October CMS test

The test results

  • October CMS 1.0.433PHP 5.6 Test results: Not supported
  • October CMS 1.0.433 PHP 7.0 test result: 43.83 req/ SEC
  • October CMS 1.0.433PHP 7.1 Test result: 47.95 req/ SEC
  • October CMS 1.0.433PHP 7.2 Test results: 48.87 req/ SEC 🏆
  • October CMS 1.0.433 HHVM test result: not supported

Despite the two unsupported engines, we can see PHP 7.2 winning again.

It’s also nice to see that these smaller CMS are moving away from older versions of PHP. Although this is a lesser benefit. Unfortunately, when discussing WordPress and other platforms that have a large market share, things are slow due to compatibility issues.

Laravel 5.4.36 + 5.6

Laravel is a popular open source PHP framework for developing Web applications. It was developed by Taylor Otwell and the original version was released in June 2011.

For Laravel’s tests, we chose a pure HTML theme. Tests are run multiple times and averaged. You can see additional test details on this spreadsheet (note: science must be online).

  • Number of articles: 10, plus foreach loop for the Blade template
  • The database contains a tableposts
  • The data table contains six fieldspost_title.post_content.post_author.created_at, andupdated_at.
  • Close the Session
  • Run these commands before executing the test: Authoritative, PHP Artisan optimize — Force, PHP Artisan Config: Cache, Aa – Autoload — ClassMap – Authoritative, PHP Artisan optimize — Force, php artisan route:cache

Laravel 5.4.36 test

The test results

  • Laravel 5.4.36 PHP 5.6 Test result: 66.57 req/ SEC
  • Laravel 5.4.36 PHP 7.0 Test results: 114.55 req/ SEC
  • Laravel 5.4.36 PHP 7.1 Test result: 113.26 req/ SEC
  • Laravel 5.4.36 PHP 7.2 Test results: 114.04 req/ SEC
  • Laravel 5.4.36 HHVM test results: 394.31 req/ SEC 🏆

Clearly HHVM was the winner in this test.

However, it is important to note that Laravel 5.6 does not support HHVM and requires PHP version 7.1 or higher.

Laravel 5.6 test

The test results

  • Laravel 5.6 PHP 5.6 Test results: Not supported
  • Laravel 5.6 PHP 7.0 test results: Not supported
  • Laravel 5.6 PHP 7.1 test result: 411.39 req/ SEC
  • Laravel 5.6 PHP 7.2 Test results: 442.17 req/ SEC 🏆
  • Laravel 5.6 HHVM test result: Not supported

If you compare the results of Laravel 5.6 plus PHP 7.2 with other tests on Laravel 5.4.36, the difference is shocking! Laravel does perform quite well on the latest versions of PHP.

Symfony 3.3.6 + 4.0.1

Symfony is a set of reusable PHP components and a PHP framework for building Web applications, APIs, microservices, and Web services. Its original version was released on October 22, 2005.

Tests for Symfony. We used a combination of Symfony Demo and MySQL (its default database is SQLite). Tests are averaged over multiple runs. It is worth noting that HHVM did not work as expected and threw 500 errors. You can see more details of the test in this spreadsheet (note: science online).

  • Number of articles: 10
  • Test URL: /en/blog/
  • composer dump-autoload -o, php bin/console doctrine:database:create, php bin/console doctrine:schema:create, Fixtures :load PHP bin/console doctrine:fixtures:load, PHP bin/console cache:clear — no-warmup — env=prod

Symfony 3.3.6 test

The test results

  • Symfony 3.3.6 PHP 5.6 test results: 81.78 req/ SEC
  • Symfony 3.3.6 PHP 7.0 test results: 184.15 req/ SEC
  • Symfony 3.3.6 PHP 7.1 test results: 187.60 REq/SEC
  • Symfony 3.3.6 PHP 7.2 Test results: 196.94 req/ SEC 🏆
  • Symfony 3.3.6 HHVM Test result: Not supported

PHP 7.2 and double 叒 yi is a winner!

In addition, Symfony 4.0.1 requires PHP 7.1 or higher. Besides, HHVM can’t work properly 叒 yi and throw 500 errors.

Symfony 4.0.1 test

The test results

  • Symfony 4.0.1 PHP 5.6 Test results: Not supported
  • Symfony 4.0.1 PHP 7.0 test results: Not supported
  • Symfony 4.0.1 PHP 7.1 Test result: 188.12 req/ SEC
  • Symfony 4.0.1 PHP 7.2 Test Results: 197.17 req/ SEC 🏆
  • Symfony 4.0.1 HHVM Test result: Not supported

As expected, PHP 7.2 once again took first place.

PyroCMS 3.4.14

PyroCMS is an open source and efficient Laravel plug-in that allows you to develop websites and applications on a framework-based basis.

For our PyroCMS tests, we used the free Accelerant theme (the default theme for PyroCMS). Note that PyroCMS does not work well on HHVM, probably because it relies on Laravel.

  • Number of articles: 5
  • Debug mode enabled (APP_DEBUG=true)

PyroCMS test

The test results

  • PyroCMS 3.4.14 PHP 5.6 Test Result: Not supported
  • PyroCMS 3.4.14 PHP 7.0 Test result: 27.33 req/ SEC
  • PyroCMS 3.4.14 PHP 7.1 Test result: 27.81 req/ SEC
  • PyroCMS 3.4.14 PHP 7.2 Test Results: 29.28 req/ SEC 🏆
  • PyroCMS 3.4.14 HHVM Test result: Not supported

Although the test results on PyroCMS were very close, PHP 7.2 did win again.

Pagekit 1.0.13

Pagekit is an open source and modular lightweight CMS software created by YOOtheme. It gives you the tools to create beautiful websites. The original version was released in the spring of 2016.

For Pagekit tests, we used the free One theme (Pagekit’s default theme).

  • Number of articles: 5
  • Close the cache
  • Test URL: /blog

Pagekit test

The test results

  • Pagekit 1.0.13 PHP 5.6 Test results: 51.70 req/ SEC
  • Pagekit 1.0.13 PHP 7.0 test results: 108.61 req/ SEC
  • Pagekit 1.0.13 PHP 7.1 test result: 112.30 req/ SEC
  • Pagekit 1.0.13 PHP 7.2 Test result: 116.18 req/ SEC 🏆
  • Pagekit 1.0.13 HHVM Test result: 61.16 req/ SEC

Pagekit ran into some minor issues with HHVM. Clearly, PHP 7.2 has been superpowered.

Bolt CMS 3.4.8

Bolt CMS, also known as Bolt, is an open source content management tool that is as simple as it can be. It is based on a series of Silex and Symfony components, using Twig as the template language, and other database storage solutions such as SQLite, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.

For the Bolt CMS test, we used the free Bolt Base 2016 theme. Note that HHVM ** (#6921) is not supported.

  • Number of articles: 5
  • Test URL: /entries
  • Open the Session

Bolt CMS test

The test results

  • Bolt CMS 3.4.8 PHP 5.6 Test results: 33.45 REq/SEC
  • Bolt CMS 3.4.8 PHP 7.0 Test results: 60.21 req/ SEC
  • Bolt CMS 3.4.8 PHP 7.1 Test result: 67.96 req/ SEC
  • Bolt CMS 3.4.8 PHP 7.2 Test results: 72.05 req/ SEC 🏆
  • Bolt CMS 3.4.8 HHVM test result: Not supported

In this test, we can see a clear indication that Bolt CMS has seen a steady performance improvement every time a new version of PHP is released.

Anchor CMS 0.12.6 (pre-release)

Anchor is a minimalist, open source lightweight blogging system, whose original intention is to “let you just write”.

For the Anchor CMS tests, we used the free default theme developed by Visual Idiot.

  • Number of articles: 5

The Anchor CMS test

The test results

  • Anchor CMS 0.12.6 PHP 5.6 Test result: 495.33 req/ SEC
  • Anchor CMS 0.12.6 PHP 7.0 Test result: 546.02 req/ SEC
  • Anchor CMS 0.12.6 PHP 7.1 Test result: 565.00 req/ SEC 🏆
  • Anchor CMS 0.12.6 PHP 7.2 Test result: 561.73 req/ SEC
  • Anchor CMS 0.12.6 HHVM test result: 487.71 REq/SEC

In our tests, the results were pretty close between the 7.1 and 7.2 versions of PHP. But the 7.1 version of PHP still leads with a slight performance advantage.

PrestaShop 1.7.2.4

PrestaShop is a popular and rapidly growing open source e-commerce solution. The original version was released on July 31, 2008, and according to W3Techs, it is used by 0.6% of all web sites on the Internet.

For the PrestaShop test, we used the free classic theme. One thing to note is that PrestaShop does not support HHVM.

  • Number of items: 7 (default sample item)
  • The test URL is /index.php
  • Page cache: disabled. Intelligent cache: enabled

PrestaShop test

The test results

  • Prestashop 1.7.2.4 PHP 5.6 Test result: 61.96 req/ SEC
  • Prestashop 1.7.2.4 PHP 7.0 Test result: 108.34 req/ SEC
  • Prestashop 1.7.2.4 PHP 7.1 Test result: 111.38 req/ SEC
  • Prestashop 1.7.2.4 PHP 7.2 Test result: 111.48 req/ SEC 🏆
  • Prestashop 1.7.2.4 HHVM Test result: Not supported

The test results for PHP after version 7.0 were even, but PHP 7.2 edged out the top spot by a small margin.

Craft CMS 2.6.3011

Craft CMS is a CMS focused on providing flexibility, power and client-side ease of use for developers, designers and web experts.

For the Craft CMS tests, we used the free default theme.

  • Number of articles: 5
  • Test URL: /index.php? p=news
  • CraftCMS comes with a Dockerfile. We customized a portion to make it Nginx compatible.

Craft CMS test

The test results

  • Craft CMS 2.6.3011 PHP 5.6 Test result: 131.04 req/ SEC
  • Craft CMS 2.6.3011 PHP 7.0 test result: 266.54 req/ SEC
  • Craft CMS 2.6.3011 PHP 7.1 Test result: 272.14 req/ SEC
  • Craft CMS 2.6.3011 PHP 7.2 Test Result: 280.02 req/ SEC 🏆
  • Craft CMS 2.6.3011 HHVM Test result: 26.28 req/ SEC

Craft CMS did not perform well on HHVM. But on PHP 7.2 it’s pretty fast!

The Fork CMS 5.2.2

Fork is an easy-to-use CMS software developed using Symfony components. For the Fork CMS tests, we chose the free default Fork theme. Note that Fork CMS requires PHP version 7.1 or higher and does not support HHVM.

  • Number of articles: 2 (default sample data from ForkCMS)
  • The test URL: /modules/blog

The Fork CMS test

The test results

  • Fork CMS 5.2.2 PHP 5.6 test result: not supported
  • Fork CMS 5.2.2 PHP 7.0 test results: Not supported
  • Fork CMS 5.2.2 PHP 7.1 test result: 10.68 req/ SEC
  • Fork CMS 5.2.2 PHP 7.2 Test result: 12.83 req/ SEC 🏆
  • Fork CMS 5.2.2 HHVM test result: not supported

In this test, PHP 7.2 beat PHP 7.1 in terms of performance.

Now upgrade to PHP 7.2 on Kinsta

If the above results aren’t convincing, we don’t know what will! As a reminder, if you are a Kinsta customer, we released support for PHP 7.2 in December 2017. If you want to see an increase in performance, you can simply switch to PHP version 7.2 with a single click in your MyKinsta background.

Switch to PHP 7.2 on Kinsta

If you’re worried about compatibility issues with some third-party plugins (which can happen), our test site features can come in handy. 😉 You can test freely without worrying about breaking your production environment.

Summary of this test

As you can clearly see from all the tests above, PHP 7.2 has been the leader in performance across multiple platforms. 🏋

  • PHP 7.2 was the fastest engine 14 times out of the 20 configurations tested above. Two of them (Drupal and Magento) don’t support PHP 7.2, so the ratio could be as high as 16/20.
  • For WordPress, PHP 7.2 was the fastest tested (including the WordPress site, WooCommerce, and Easy Digital Downloads).
  • In many benchmarking results, you can easily see that new VERSIONS of PHP are proportional to performance gains. That’s why it’s so important to test your site, plug-ins, and stick to a regular upgrade schedule. Your visitors and customers will thank you for the speed they enjoy!
  • If your space provider doesn’t offer a new version of PHP, it may be time to consider a migration.

We are very excited about PHP 7.2, and we expect you to do the same! We’d love to hear what you think about our review or how you’ve improved it, so leave what you have to say in the comments below.

This article was written by Mark Gavalda. Mark has many years of leadership experience in marketing, Web design and development. As a developer, he used his expertise in the WP area to gather tips on how to create a reliable and user-friendly hosting company. He is a self-learner and urban cyclist who never stops learning new skills.

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