Re: Re: Cache

Jason Barnett wrote:

* Is file_get_contents the fastest way to open the file?

AFAIK yes it is since it takes advantage of memory mapping (where possible).

* Is serialize the fastest way to serialize ;) ?

Not sure.

* Are there any other things I should consider? (I'm aware of file-locking issues, and have taken care of that) regards, Evert

Hmmmm... well, file_get_contents() doesn't lock the file so I'm interested in how you're accomplishing this feat. Perhaps you're creating a temporary directory (atomic IIRC) for the filename and then flocking that? I dunno, I hate race conditions. I was to fast with that, I didn't look into it enough..

What _would_ be the fastest way (+locking) to do this?

You might also want to consider the security of the data that goes into your cache'd $_APP data. Because any file that is created by PHP is going to be in pretty much the same boat as the default session files and on a shared server, well... That's from a different thread, and is a different issue. I agree with

your argument though, I'm aware of this risk, but most of the time I code on dedicated servers anyway =) grt, Evert