Re: [PHP] Advice on script length please!

2003-06-06 Thread Wendell Brown
On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 10:25:01 +0100, Bix wrote: >My file is currently 1200 lines long and consist of 450 lines of case >statements and then the rest are functions. Obviously there are ways to optimize the code for speed. However, as with many optimizations, there are trade offs... One way to do a

RE: [PHP] Advice on script length please!

2003-06-05 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] include("common_functions.php"); switch($action) case "do this": include("do_this_funcs.php"); . function(s) called break; case "do that": include("do_that_funcs.php"); .

RE: [PHP] Advice on script length please!

2003-06-05 Thread Ford, Mike [LSS]
> -Original Message- > From: Jay Blanchard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 05 June 2003 13:36 > > [snip] > > If I did this, would it make a huge amount of difference? > > I'm almost certain it WOULD make a difference, but apart from the > execution time, I can't think of anything worse

RE: [PHP] Advice on script length please!

2003-06-05 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] On a similar note, does php 'look at' all the functions even if not used? I can understand it reads them, but does it involve any parsing time? [/snip] http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php has a wealth of information, including important notes about security of included files.

Re: [PHP] Advice on script length please!

2003-06-05 Thread Bix
On a similar note, does php 'look at' all the functions even if not used? I can understand it reads them, but does it involve any parsing time? Bix. "Jay Blanchard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [snip] > If I did this, would it make a huge amount of difference? I'm

RE: [PHP] Advice on script length please!

2003-06-05 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] > If I did this, would it make a huge amount of difference? I'm almost certain it WOULD make a difference, but apart from the execution time, I can't think of anything worse than scrolling through 2000 lines of code looking for the section I'm after. Or, even if *I* could find my way aroun

Re: [PHP] Advice on script length please!

2003-06-05 Thread Justin French
on 05/06/03 7:25 PM, Bix ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > If I did this, would it make a huge amount of difference? I'm almost certain it WOULD make a difference, but apart from the execution time, I can't think of anything worse than scrolling through 2000 lines of code looking for the section I'm a

[PHP] Advice on script length please!

2003-06-05 Thread Bix
I am developing a cms with multiple zones and user management etc My file is currently 1200 lines long and consist of 450 lines of case statements and then the rest are functions. I'm getting parse times from 0.2 to 0.8 seconds for the different pages depending on complexity. The script is d