PHP IRR (Internal rate of return) financial function

How can I implement MS Excel's "IRR()" formula in PHP?

I tried the algorithm mentioned in this page but the results were not accurate and it was really slow.

After investigating a while, I ended up with the function copied below.

It is based on this question.

function IRR($investment, $flow, $precision = 0.001) {
    $min = 0;
    $max = 1;
    $net_present_value = 1;
    while(abs($net_present_value - $investment) > $precision) {
        $net_present_value = 0;
        $guess = ($min + $max) / 2;
        foreach ($flow as $period => $cashflow) {
            $net_present_value += $cashflow / (1 + $guess) ** ($period + 1);
        }
        if ($net_present_value - $investment > 0) {
            $min = $guess;
        } else {
            $max = $guess;
        }
    }
    return $guess * 100;
}