Cheers Patrick, I do keep them to a minimum, this is my 4th after the session variables. And I intend it to be my last.
Andy "Patrick Latour" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 001801c25a09$99e9d840$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:001801c25a09$99e9d840$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Not yet a big specialist of PHP, but a rule that apply to nearly all server > side scripting languages, use global variables as less as you can. > > They simplify your programer's life, but on a server that is serving a lot > of concurent sessions, it eats all the performances and ressources. It does > not explain your time problem, but it is my 2 cents before you place to much > stuff in global variables. > > Thanks and regards, > Patrick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M1tch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 8:36 PM > Subject: [PHP-DB] PreCaching Db into Variables Slows it down?!?? > > > > Grrrrrrr! > > > > Just spent ages (well, 2hours) on a precaching system for my PHP code that > > didn't work out! > > Hang on, I'll backtrack a bit... > > > > My website is using a php engine that picks at snippets of html from the > > database, and builds them up to form the page. > > A typical page may use 5 of these html snippets, each at maybe 5kb in > size. > > > > I was sat thinking, looking at the debug-timer, and saw that the templates > > were one of the more time consuming aspects. > > So I said, I know, I'll save the db a bit, and at the start of the script, > > read all the templates that I'll need into a global variable, and call > them > > from that. > > Simple, 5 db calls put into 1, and templates taken out of memory. > > > > So why, oh why, has the time taken actually increased??? Does anyone have > > sufficient working knowledge of PHP to give me a hint at why this has > > happened? > > > > Also, am I right in thinking that as the website hits increase, the db > will > > be put under increasing pressure, so it serves off better being called > only > > once instead of 5 times (Even though more data is taken out of it??). > > > > It's late, my eyes are blurring, and I'm annoyed. Very annoyed! > > > > Regards, > > Andy > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.385 / Virus Database: 217 - Release Date: 9/4/2002 > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
