Mmmm, since this is -dev I'm just going to #include usual extensive benchmark disclaimers
case in point, the php and perl version are not written "same way" aka same logic and data structures. Rewriting the perl version with a while contruct actually speeds it up (and re-inforces the fact that these are sensitive to small things among other issues). My results are very close to Andrew Sitnikov's. 2x1Ghz 2.4.7-10smp Iterations: 100000000 Estimated ops: 200000000 perl 5.6.0 w/ while Elapsed time: 53 M op/s: 3.77 perl 5.6.0 default Elapsed time: 69 M op/s: 2.89 php 4.1.0 (and 4.0.6) Elapsed time: 215 M op/s: 0.93 python 1.5.2 Elapsed time: 92 M op/s: 2.15 python -OO 1.5.2 Elapsed time: 81 M op/s: 2.45 Would be interesting to profile these and see where the time goes. - August -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]