Why don't you just benchmark both?
On Wed, 16 May 2001, Merio, Quinn wrote:
> Sorry to nag, i hadnt recieved any responses on this post yet.. would like
> to re-request.. I wanted to know if there is drawbacks or benefits to using
> the php alternate syntax?
>
> > 1.) Is it possible (and if so, how do i) get the time it took to process
> > the page (seconds or milliseconds)?
> >
> > 2.) This is where the first q arose from: I am trying to ascertain which
> > is faster, outputting a query using the print function or using the
> > alternate syntax. I know that in ASP, jumping in and out of the asp code
> > slows down the page processing.
> >
> > Here is the two ways i am outputting my recordset:
> >
> > 1.----- from within the php code -----
> >
> > <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" border="2">
> > <?php
> >
> > for ($i = 1; $i <= $nr; $i++){
> > $row = mysql_fetch_assoc ($rs);
> >
> > print("<tr>");
> > print("<td>");
> > print($row['projectId']);
> > print("</td><td>");
> > print('<a
> > href="mylink.php?linkId='.$row['projectId'].'">'.$row['projectName'].'</a>
> > ');
> > print("</td><td>");
> > print($row['projectStatus']);
> > print("</tr>");
> >
> > } // End Loop rows
> >
> > ?>
> >
> > </table>
> >
> >
> > 2.------------ inline code with the html --------------
> >
> > <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" border="2">
> > <? for ($i = 1; $i <= $nr; $i++): ?>
> > <? $row = mysql_fetch_assoc ($rs);?>
> > <tr>
> > <td><?print($row['projectId']);?></td>
> > <td><a
> > href="myfile?blah=<?=$row['projectId']?>"><?print($row['projectName']);?><
> > /a></td>
> > <td><?print($row['projectStatus']);?></td>
> > </tr>
> > <? endfor; ?>
> > </table>
> >
> > Any thoughts from the experts? I love being able to mix html and php tags,
> > but am worried about efficiency.
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Quinn Merio
> > Vir2lAlliance Inc.
> > www.vir2lalliance.com
> >
> >
>
>
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