Re: [PHP4BETA] Performance question

Well, I compiled and installed the beta 4 on my poor little DEC Alphastation 255/233. When I did some quick and dirty timings on my Oracle database application with the Beta version 4 as compared to php 3.0.12 (both running as part of Apache 1.3.6) they came out very close to the same. (Well within the accuracy of my finger on my stopwatch :-) search "fair" in all php4: 6.2 seconds php3: 5.9 search "dartmouth" in all php4: 6.8 php3: 6.7 search "dartmouth" in title php4: 4.8 php3: 4.7 I know that the above test is probably spending much of its time in the oracle ConText search engine, although the same search done from within SQL*Plus *is* much quicker... Luckily, I'll be moving to a faster Unix box as soon as we can get Oracle installed there so I can rebuild apache/php for that platform. Maybe that will get my searches back under the 2-3 second level again. I am also planning on trying a different database schema to simplify the sql/ConText queries that are required for my searches. But I already know that won't save more than a second or two, because I can simulate those results with my existing schema. Thanks for all your help. I'm going to sign-off the list for now, as I am not developing version 4 and this list has quite a bit of traffic! If you reply to this, please reply to my individual message too and I will do the same. Sincerely, David ----------- David Munsey-Kano wrote: > > rasmus@php.net wrote: > > > > > Hi! I am new to this list and have a question. I have had some > > > experience programming ColdFusion and PHP3 and the performance (at least > > > with my servers) of ColdFusion is superior. How much better is the > > > performance of PHP version 4 as compared to PHP3? I am doing Oracle > > > database programming. > > > > What type of server are you on? NT? If so, you are comparing apples and > > oranges. Try PHP on a Unix server. PHP 4 will provide better performance > > on NT, but with PHP 3 the Windows version is really just for prototyping > > applications. PHP 3 on Windows (and NT itself if you want my opinion) is > > not a production quality solution. PHP 4 attempts to become production > > quality even on Windows and you should try out the ISAPI version if you > > want to do comparisons on NT. > > > > -Rasmus > > -- > David Munsey-Kano > Dartmouth College > (603) 646-1320 -- David Munsey-Kano Dartmouth College (603) 646-1320 The world is full of zanies and fools, who don't believe in sensible rules, and don't believe what sensible people say, and because these daft and dewey-eyed dolts keep building up impossible hopes, impossible things keep happening everyday!