PHP isn&#x27;t that slow[0] by itself.  Notice it&#x27;s 10th on the list (Php5-raw), it outperforms Nodejs, Python, RoR and many others.<p>Drupal, on the other hand, is so slow because it has a terrible architecture.<p>[0] - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.techempower.com&#x2F;benchmarks&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.techempower.com&#x2F;benchmarks&#x2F;</a>