I just did a quick stress test of the patch.
My config is : Xeon 2GHz/512MB/IDE drive, apache 1/PHP 4.2.3/APC 2.0.3. I did change the patch in order to apply it on PHP 4.2.3. The test template is : <?php for ($i = 1; $i <= 20; $i++) { include_once("include/include$i.php"); echo "-"; } ?> It is located on a NFS server and is 5 directories deep (2 local/3 NFS). The include/include$1.php template only does an echo. Here are the results : plain PHP : 296 req/s (TTFB : 260ms) + APC : 355 req/s (TTFB : 33ms) + delayed write : 766 req/s (TTFB : 21ms) Looks good ! I can forward the 4.2.3 patches if someone's interested. Jean-François Bustarret eTF1 - Architecte ------------------------------------- Le present message (y compris tous les elements attaches) est confidentiel et est destine a ses seuls destinataires. Si vous l'avez recu par erreur, merci de l'indiquer a son expediteur par retour et de proceder a sa destruction dans vos systemes. Toute utilisation ou diffusion non autorisee de son contenu, en totalite ou en partie, est strictement interdite. Les idees et opinions presentees dans ce message sont celles de son auteur, et ne representent pas necessairement celles de TF1 (et/ou des entites membres du Groupe TF1). This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return email and delete this message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of its author and do not necessarily represent those of TF1 (and/or its group companies). -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php