Programmers: have you tried out Facebook's PHP-to-C compiler?

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  • Davy
    Confirmed User
    • Apr 2006
    • 4323
    #1

    Programmers: have you tried out Facebook's PHP-to-C compiler?

    A small group of developers at facebook has programmed a compiler that converts php code into C programs. They named it "Hip Hop" () and say it reduces the CPU load by 50%.
    HipHop is a source code transformer which transforms PHP source code into highly optimized C++ and then compiles it using g++.
    https://github.com/facebook/hiphop-php

    Anybody tried it out? Sounds very interesting!
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    • k0nr4d
      Confirmed User
      • Aug 2006
      • 9231
      #2
      This really wouldn't help the vast majority of php scripts. It's usually unoptimized mysql queries and over-use that causes load problems, not php. The actual PHP on most scripts has negligable impact on cpu usage...
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        • Klen
          • Aug 2006
          • 32234
          #3
          Interesting,this could be used as method of code encoding,since executable code cannot be decoded.

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            • Serge Litehead
              Confirmed User
              • Dec 2002
              • 5190
              #4
              Originally posted by KlenTelaris
              Interesting,this could be used as method of code encoding,since executable code cannot be decoded.
              do you believe C++ cannot be decompiled?

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                • Klen
                  • Aug 2006
                  • 32234
                  #5
                  Originally posted by holograph
                  do you believe C++ cannot be decompiled?
                  Yes,if it compile it into same machine code like ordinary program.

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                    • Zyber
                      Confirmed User
                      • Aug 2001
                      • 832
                      #6
                      Interesting :-)

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                        • input
                          Registered User
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 41
                          #7
                          That looks really interesting - to be able to run a script as a server daemon certainly has its advantages. Going to check it out on a single index.php file where the index.php is the framework launching block to see if I can get a whole app to run as a daemon.

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                            • Zyber
                              Confirmed User
                              • Aug 2001
                              • 832
                              #8
                              Good that the source code is also available for inspection.
                              Better take a look to see if it contains any nasty spying functions. Running an executable from Facebook directly on your server requires some trust. Do you trust Facebook?

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