Re: where to put a function

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Rick Pasotto <rick@niof.net> wrote: > Probably been answered a thousand times; if so, just tell me where to > look. > > I have a function that includes a specific sql query that is used on > only one page on the site. Should that function be coded (1) in the page > itself, (2) in a separate file that only that page includes, or (3) in a > master file that contains all the functions used on the site and is > included on every page? each have their merits and detriments. 1. down-and-dirty, if you put it here, you may have to move i later 2. more organized, somewhat future conscience, because now it can already be used by other code simply by including the file 3. hmmm. well, i would only put it in a file w/ other functions related to it. if you have a small app it could make sense to just toss a bunch of seemingly random functions together in one file, but after a while that could get pretty messy. What is the cost of parsing a > bunch of functions that are not used on a given page load? > not much, but less if you have an opcode cache. i would be more worried about code organization than performance on this one. -nathan