Why Your PHP Services Are Slower Than They Should Be? Ditch REST, Embrace QUIC!

Still stuck in the slow lane with REST while the internet’s moved to hyperspeed?

If your PHP service feels like it’s hauling a truckload of bricks every time a client makes a request, it’s probably not your server’s fault — or your code’s.

The real culprit? REST, HTTP/1.1, and TCP — those dusty old protocols that were never built for the firehose of requests flying around in modern microservice jungles.

You’re wasting cycles on handshakes, re-transmissions, and round-trip delays when QUIC could’ve had that same payload zipped across the wire before REST even finished clearing its throat.

Why REST is Dragging Your PHP Stack Through Mud?

REST has been around the block. It’s predictable, sure. But predictable doesn’t mean fast.

REST still clings to TCP and HTTP/1.1 or 2.0 in most PHP stacks, and those protocols bring a suitcase full of performance baggage:

Let that table sink in for a sec. You’re trying to run a race wearing steel boots while your competition is…