Re: zend optimizer benchmarking

A better way to test would be to toss ApacheBench at the problem. On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Charles Killian wrote: > Ha! It is me. My real question is whether Zend Optimizer does any > optimization outside the of calls to the timer class. > Here's the reason: > I wrap every php script in a call to the Timer Class and at the very end > output the elapsed time. > > When Zend Optimizer is installed and running it the Timer shows a script > slowdown of approximately .01 sec per script. Now these are scripts with a > lot loops so theoretically they should speed up. > > But call me crazy- even though the timer says a slow down the page seems to > load faster in the browser. Does the Zend optimizer take some of the load > off of the web server speeding up its response time? Or: what the hell is > going on? > > Charles > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Kimsal" <michael@tapinternet.com> > To: "Charles Killian" <Charles@AlcatrazDesignGroup.com>; > <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 1:07 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] zend optimizer benchmarking > > > > Are you the same Charles Killian who wrote the timer_class > > in Binary Cloud and on Zend.com snippets? (Based on my 'dealing with > > microtime' post). ;) > > > > Does this class not prove adequate for timing optimization improvements? > > Or does the fact that the optimizer is also sifting thru the > > timer class possibly have an impact on the bottom live? > > > > Charles Killian wrote: > > > > > What is the best way to benchmark if Zend Optimizer is speeding up or > slowing down my php scripts? > > > > > > Charles > > > > -- > > ========================== > > Michael Kimsal > > http://www.tapinternet.com > > 734-480-9961 > > > > > > > > >