I cannot answer this for sure but my guess would be that having separately included files would be faster. There are two reasons for this. First functions are almost always slower then regular php code. Second you will be loading the entire "Routines.php" on every page even if you only require one of the functions.
-----Original Message----- From: Jeff Gannaway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 10:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] INCLUDE vs Functions I'm re-writing a medium-sized commercial site in PHP. There will be elements that will on nearly every page. I was considering writing each element as a program and then using INCLUDE statements wherever I wanted that element displayed. Now I'm wondering if grouping all those elements into 1 file and defining them as functions would save on system resources and improve speed. In other words is.... <? include "Menu.php"; include "Ads.php"; include "Headlines.php"; ?> More or less efficient than... <? include "Routines.php"; Menu(); Ads(); Headlines(); ?> Thanks, Jeff Gannaway "It's a feeling of fresh opportunity. You're placed in a position a lot of times where not only you're wanted, but where God feels you're needed." -Jalen Rose on being traded to the Bulls -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
