serializing result sets, or what?

Hi, Having spent a little time on Google (and reading unrelated articles ...) I would like post my question here again (as advice on the list is always very valuable indeed!): Q: What would be the best way to save db calls for large result sets? I thought about serializing the data and then caching it (with Cache_Lite - maybe there will be a future inclusion of such a caching scheme into the php core or pecl?). I was not sure about performance though (no time for benchmarking this). The issue is that as this system grows we get 2 - 3 db calls on the server (which is too much in my opinion), but will serializing be cheaper or simply the lesser of two evils? Thanks already (as top posting is a sin) for your replies ... T SPIRAL EYE STUDIOS P.O. Box 37907, Faerie Glen, 0043 Tel: +27 12 362 3486 Fax: +27 12 362 3493 Mobile: +27 82 442 9228 Email: thomas.hochstetter@gmx.net Web: www.spiraleye.co.za