[PHP] Frequent Mode Switching

Thoughts on frequent switching in and out of PHP mode: ? switch in, do some code ?Switch out, static HTML ? switch in, do more code ?Switch out, more static HTML I've found that I prefer programming this way, for the most part, putting most of the heavy PHP programming at the top, and then using

[PHP] Images in MySQL vs directory/file?

Slightly OT, but I'm hoping for a few opinions about handling JPG/MOV files with PHP/MySQL. I've read that, given the choice, you should never store images in a database because it makes the database dog slow. But I've got some parameters and issues that might make a difference: 1. The only

Re: [PHP] Images in MySQL vs directory/file?

Thanks for the feedback. Just to clear up a couple questions regarding my particular needs... 1. server has *plenty* of capacity 2. traffic is *very* low; max load would be 20 visitors looking at 4 images apiece over a 4-hour period 3. images will only be retrieved once or twice by one or two

[PHP] Coding productivity benchmarks?

I've been searching around for productivity benchmarks for PHP programming. The only references I can find for it are in for-pay publications. I've ended up becoming a PHP developer more out of happenstance than anything. I've been doing it for a couple of years now, but... I don't really

Re: [PHP] Coding productivity benchmarks?

On Jun 7, 2004, at 11:39 AM, Tyler Replogle wrote: I just did all of that and it took me 1 hour and 35 mins Just for grins and giggles, why don't I post the exact assignment specs? FYI, I've never really had to deal with file uploads and downloads before. It probably took me to an hour to