Re: Adding a way to disable the stat cache
| From: | Christoph M. Becker | Date: | Fri, 03 Sep 2021 15:16:10 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Adding a way to disable the stat cache | ||
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On 03.09.2021 at 16:07, Kevin Lyda wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 2:34 PM Christian Schneider
> <cschneid@cschneid.com> wrote:
>
>> If I remember correctly it was about reducing the number of system calls. Is this no issue
>> any more?
>> Has a quick benchmark been done to see the positive / negative impact of the stat cache for
>> a typical application?
>
> In the lifespan of php it really wasn't an issue unless someone was
> doing something that wasn't wise - I can't think of a single reason to
> stat a file in a tight loop.
It seems to me a typical example where the stat cache is useful would be
<?php
if (is_file($filename) && is_readable($filename)) {…}
?>
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Christoph M. Becker