What makes PHP slower than Java or C#?

Question

This is something I\'ve always wondered: Why is PHP slower than Java or C#, if all 3 of these languages get compiled down to bytecode and then executed from there? I know th

Answer 1

There is no way an interpreted language can be faster than a compiled language or even a JIT language under trivial conditions.

Unless your test program consists of printing out "Hello Worlds" if you are concerned about speed, stick with C# or Java.