Re: speed comparison

depends on my situation, but I use both techniques at times... "Justin French" <justin@indent.com.au> wrote in message news:B9FFC6DE.1788F%justin@indent.com.au... > I think the difference would be immeasurable, but to me, I think it would > make sense if PHP didn't have to parse plain HTML... > > So IMHO, > > <HTML><BODY><?=$foo?> > > /should/ be slightly quicker than > > <? echo "<HTML><BODY>{$foo}"; ?> > > The general consensus on the list seems to be "go with whichever one you are > more comfortable with, is more readable, and faster to write. > > > Justin > > > on 19/11/02 10:39 AM, Chris Edwards (chris.edwards@obinet.com) wrote: > > > Which would run faster and generate less load on the server, or does it > > matter: > > > > <?php > > > > $output = " > > <table.... > > ... > > ...html > > > > .... $name $phone ... > > "; > > > > echo $output; > > ?> > > > > ------ OR ------------- > > > > <table.... > > ... > > ... > > <?php echo $name ?> ... <?php echo $phone ?> > > .. > > </table> > > > > I find it sucks to try and put all the php tags around stuff, so I just > > include it all..... > > > > -- > > Chris Edwards > > Web Application Developer > > Outer Banks Internet, Inc. > > 252-441-6698 > > chris.edwards@obinet.com > > http://www.OuterBanksInternet.com > > > > Justin French > -------------------- > http://Indent.com.au > Web Developent & > Graphic Design > -------------------- >