diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/php/swagger_client_profiling.output b/samples/client/petstore/php/swagger_client_profiling.output
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index 00000000000..487dd36f4da
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+++ b/samples/client/petstore/php/swagger_client_profiling.output
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+0: NEW PETAPI => 0.050940
+0: ADD PET => 0.901768
+0: GET PET => 0.368627
+0: UPDATE PET => 0.366801
+0: DELETE PET => 0.368657
+1: NEW PETAPI => 0.000020
+1: ADD PET => 0.365229
+1: GET PET => 0.366909
+1: UPDATE PET => 0.366458
+1: DELETE PET => 0.365904
+2: NEW PETAPI => 0.000018
+2: ADD PET => 0.367664
+2: GET PET => 0.364671
+2: UPDATE PET => 0.365267
+2: DELETE PET => 0.366162
+3: NEW PETAPI => 0.000018
+3: ADD PET => 0.364907
+3: GET PET => 0.364156
+3: UPDATE PET => 0.366996
+3: DELETE PET => 0.366705
+4: NEW PETAPI => 0.000018
+4: ADD PET => 0.370373
+4: GET PET => 0.365455
+4: UPDATE PET => 0.365915
+4: DELETE PET => 0.368835
+5: NEW PETAPI => 0.000017
+5: ADD PET => 0.367148
+5: GET PET => 0.368994
+5: UPDATE PET => 0.368870
+5: DELETE PET => 0.367270
+6: FINISH
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/php/swagger_client_profiling.php b/samples/client/petstore/php/swagger_client_profiling.php
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+<?php
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/SwaggerClient-php/autoload.php');
+
+// ref/credit: http://stackoverflow.com/a/29022400/677735
+// Call this at each point of interest, passing a descriptive string
+function prof_flag($str)
+{
+    global $prof_timing, $prof_names;
+    $prof_timing[] = microtime(true);
+    $prof_names[] = $str;
+}
+
+// Call this when you're done and want to see the results
+function prof_print()
+{
+    global $prof_timing, $prof_names;
+    $size = count($prof_timing);
+    for($i=0;$i<$size - 1; $i++)
+    {
+        echo sprintf("%s => %f\n", $prof_names[$i], $prof_timing[$i+1]-$prof_timing[$i]);
+    }
+    echo "{$prof_names[$size-1]}\n";
+}
+
+$counter =  5; // run 5 times by default
+$new_pet_id = 50001; // ID of pet that needs to be fetched
+
+for ($x = 0; $x <= $counter; $x++) {
+    try {
+        prof_flag("$x: NEW PETAPI");
+        $pet_api = new Swagger\Client\Api\PetApi();
+   
+        // ~~~ ADD PET ~~~ 
+        prof_flag("$x: ADD PET");
+        // add pet (post json)
+        $new_pet = new Swagger\Client\Model\Pet;
+        $new_pet->setId($new_pet_id);
+        $new_pet->setName("profiler");
+        $new_pet->setStatus("available");
+        $new_pet->setPhotoUrls(array("http://profiler.com"));
+        // new tag
+        $tag= new Swagger\Client\Model\Tag;
+        $tag->setId($new_pet_id); // use the same id as pet
+        $tag->setName("profile tag 1");
+        // new category
+        $category = new Swagger\Client\Model\Category;
+        $category->setId($new_pet_id); // use the same id as pet
+        $category->setName("profile category 1");
+    
+        $new_pet->setTags(array($tag));
+        $new_pet->setCategory($category);
+    
+        // add a new pet (model)
+        $add_response = $pet_api->addPet($new_pet);
+    
+        // ~~~ GET PET ~~~ 
+        prof_flag("$x: GET PET");
+        $response = $pet_api->getPetById($new_pet_id);
+
+        // ~~~ UPDATE PET WITH FORM ~~~ 
+        prof_flag("$x: UPDATE PET");
+        $response = $pet_api->updatePetWithForm($new_pet_id, "new profiler", "sold");
+
+        // ~~~ DELETE PET ~~~
+        prof_flag("$x: DELETE PET");
+        $response = $pet_api->deletePet($new_pet_id);
+
+    } catch (Swagger\Client\ApiException $e) {
+        echo 'Caught exception: ', $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+        echo 'HTTP response headers: ', print_r($e->getResponseHeaders(), true), "\n";
+        echo 'HTTP response body: ', print_r($e->getResponseBody(), true), "\n";
+        echo 'HTTP status code: ', $e->getCode(), "\n";
+    }
+
+}
+
+prof_flag("$x: FINISH");
+prof_print();
+
+