openssl_random_pseudo_bytes() is slow (PHP)

Question

I\'m using opennssl_random_pseudo_bytes() in PHP and it is performing ultra slowly. My application often timeouts (throws that execution time limit error). Is there a particular

Answer 1

It depends on how you run PHP. On my win7-64bit PHP5.3.27

1. Apache + PHP-CGI = It takes 600ms
2. Apache + PHP5 Module = It is instant