Agreed on the DB side. We run MySQL x64. One area I could see using an x64 binary is that we run Wincache and I could see a scenario in wanting to use more RAM than 32 bit will allow. Sent from my all-powerful iPhone 4, Keith Davis 214-906-5183 On Oct 15, 2011, at 5:57 PM, "Ferenc Kovacs" <tyra3l@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 12:24 AM, Lester Caine <lester@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Keith Davis wrote: >> >>> From everything that I've heard, there is not much benefit to a x64 >>>> >>> binary for PHP. >>> >> >> Running all 64bit including the database, > > > yeah, running the database servers on 64bit is a must, mostly because of the > memory limitations of the 32bit and the native 64bit int also has a > performance improvement for databases. > but we are talking about php here, not database servers, so that's not > really a valid point here. > > > >> I'm seeing a reasonable performance improvement over a pure 32 bit set-up >> on the same AMD 64bit hardware using 64bit vista order of 10 to 15% faster. >> It was also worth pointing out that the same hardware runs a good 50% faster >> again on a 64bit Linux OS. I think this shows that the OS is the problem >> rather than the 64bit software, but the Linux OS does seem to use the >> multiple cores more efficiently. I've not tested both with a 64 bit version >> of Windows7, the full 64bit setup installed and ran, so I've not bothered >> swapping to all 32bit. > > > would be curious that what would be the performance differences if > everything else would be the same, so only comparing 32bit php to 64bit php. > AFAIR 64bit php is a little bit slower. > > -- > Ferenc Kovács > @Tyr43l - http://tyrael.hu This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential or otherwise privileged information and is intended only for the individual(s) to which it is addressed. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secured or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message or that arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version from the sender. www.pridedallas.com
