Re: auto_prepend/append: does the PHP engine cache the file in memory?

On Sun, 29 Sep 2002, Jean-Christian Imbeault wrote: > Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask ... but I searched the > docs/archives and couldn't find a definite answer so I though I might > ask the developers. I did see something about PWEE but it wasn't' clear > enough. > > Does using the auto_prepend config option in the php.ini file cause PHP > to cache the file in memory? Or will the file be read off disk for every > script called ... (I am using PHP as an Apache module). > > Since PHP has to keep pre/appending the *same* file to *all* scripts it > runs it would seem efficient to have the engine keep the file in memory ... It would indeed more efficient, but PHP reparses and executes the auto_prepend/auto_append files every time a script is started. regards, Derick -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derick Rethans http://derickrethans.nl/ JDI Media Solutions --------------[ if you hold a unix shell to your ear, do you hear the c? ]-