[FX.php List] Memories....MORE

[Dale Bengston]

Yes, I've done that as well.

Dale

On May 12, 2010, at 10:43 AM, Leo R. Lundgren wrote:

> Or even better, some nicely designed classes.
> 
> 12 maj 2010 kl. 17.41 skrev Dale Bengston:
> 
>> Pretty much anything I do or use more than once gets made into a function.
>> 
>> Dale
>> 
>> On May 12, 2010, at 10:32 AM, VanBuskirk, Patricia wrote:
>> 
>>> I've done a couple out of necessity.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org
>>> [mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan
>>> Schwartz
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 10:58 AM
>>> To: FX.php Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: [FX.php List] Memories....MORE
>>> 
>>> "Ew" accepted.
>>> 
>>> That was my next stop: functions.
>>> 
>>> A show of hands, please...How many folks on this are writing php
>>> functions?
>>> 
>>> I hope that I'm not embarrassing myself....more. ;-)
>>> 
>>> Jonathan
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Forgive me Jonathan, but ew.
>>>> 
>>>> How about a file called neat_things.php with functions:
>>>> 
>>>> function dothis()
>>>> 	{
>>>> 	[...]
>>>> 	}
>>>> 
>>>> function dothat()
>>>> 	{
>>>> 	[...]
>>>> 
>>>> 	}
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> function dotheother()
>>>> 	{
>>>> 	[...]
>>>> 
>>>> 	}
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> function logthis()
>>>> 	{
>>>> 	[...]
>>>> 
>>>> 	}
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Then you set up your file like this:
>>>> 
>>>> include (neat_things.php);
>>>> 
>>>> foreach (blah)
>>>> 	{
>>>> 	dothis();
>>>> 	logthis();
>>>> 	dothat();
>>>> 	logthis();
>>>> 	dotheother();
>>>> 	logthis();
>>>> 	}
>>>> 
>>>> Include once, use many times.
>>>> 
>>>> Dale
>>>> 
>>>> On May 12, 2010, at 9:21 AM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> More on the question about how memory is used during a script...
>>>>> 
>>>>> This issue came up as I have created a batch scrip that process
>>>>> multiple records offline.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've come to realize that use of includes, as a tool for
>>>>> simplifying a big script, by definition, requires more memory for
>>>>> each iteration of the loop. Here is a simplistic example:
>>>>> 
>>>>> foreach( blah)
>>>>> 	{
>>>>> 	include (dothis.php)
>>>>> 	include (log.php)
>>>>> 	include (dothat.php)
>>>>> 	include (log.php')
>>>>> 	include (dotheother.php)
>>>>> 	include (log.php')
>>>>> 	}
>>>>> 
>>>>> If the includes are changed to include_once, then the includes
>>>>> don't run after the first instance in the loop..
>>>>> 
>>>>> As is, the script runs, requiring more memory for each iteration
>>>>> of the loop....and will eventually run out of memory.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Will the same thing happen if I simply remove the includes and
>>>>> dump all the scripts into one big honkin' script?
>>>>> 
>>>>> What to do?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jonathan
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