How does PHP read the file?

[Northern Flame]

I am wondering how PHP reads files? I am writing a script that is pretty big, a few hundred lines.

The main statement in my script is a switch() statement and that switch() statement checks

for different $_GET values that will decide what the page will do. I was wondering if it would be

faster to have separate pages for each thing instead of having the switch() or does PHP just skip

the values in the switch() that dont apply to my $_GET value and it makes no difference in the

speed of the page loading time. Does anyone know the answer to my question?

[haku]

After it comes to the applicable switch statements, it executes the code within until it comes to 'break', then skips to the next part of your script.

[Northern Flame]

yea but does it skip all the cases that are set before the case

that actually applies to that page or does it read through each

case before the one that applies?

[teng84]

yeah less script runs fast even if php is not executing your code because it doesnt meet your condition still php will scan your script and check it..

separating the file....

this actually depends let say you have 100 functionality would you like to have 100 page for each functionalities?

or combine related functionalities in one page to produce 5 - 10 page?

now what is better?

[Northern Flame]

well i only have about 5 or 6 things that the switch statement

holds but each thing is pretty long. Thats what I was wondering,

but maybe ill just keep it all on one script.

[Northern Flame]

ey what happened to the topic solved button?!  ???

[kenrbnsn]

You could put the code in each "case" block into separate files and "include()" them.

 

BTW, a few hundred lines isn't very big...

 

The "Solved" button went MIA when the forums were upgraded a few days ago.

 

Ken

[Northern Flame]

i know a few hundred lines isnt big,

but im still not done writing the file,

i was in the middle of writing it and

thats when i started wondering how

PHP read the script, but thanks for

all the replies! 

[haku]

I believe it doesn't read the code inside the 'case' statement if that statement doesn't apply. So the length of script in each case statement shouldn't matter.

[teng84]

I believe it doesn't read the code inside the 'case' statement if that statement doesn't apply. So the length of script in each case statement shouldn't matter.

i believe it reads the file but it doesn't execute the file !