[FX.php List] FMP PHP or FX.php...??

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

You want the objects?

2008/2/1, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen <ggt667 at gmail.com>:
> What do you mean by OO?
>
> 2008/2/1, Leo R. Lundgren <leo at finalresort.org>:
> >  Chris,
> >
> > Any chance of FX.php becoming OO anytime soon? Would be nice.
> >
> > // Leo
> >
> >
> > 31 jan 2008 kl. 19.03 skrev Chris Hansen:
> >
> > Greetings List!
> >
> > This inquiry intrigued me.  During the beta days of the The FileMaker API
> > for PHP (F.A.P.), FX.php seemed a bit faster; and since I have a little test
> > box in my basement with both FX.php and F.A.P. installed on it, and F.A.P is
> > no longer beta, I thought I'd throw equivalent tests at it, and see what
> > popped out.  The results REALLY surprised me:
> >
> >     * F.A.P.: 14.6196269989
> >     * FX.php: 1.72123408318
> >     * F.A.P.: 14.7427921295
> >     * FX.php: 1.68022203445
> >     * F.A.P.: 15.8884699345
> >     * FX.php: 2.96020698547
> >     * F.A.P.: 14.6040740013
> >     * FX.php: 1.64016890526
> >     * F.A.P.: 15.450097084
> >     * FX.php: 1.72534799576
> >
> > Average F.A.P. Time: 15.0610120296
> > Average FX.php Time: 1.94543600082
> >
> > In short, FX.php is almost 8x faster!  I performed this test by simulating
> > load using repeated queries via each API repeatedly.  Also, although the
> > server in question is running the latest version of FileMaker Server
> > Advanced 9, it only has a developer license installed, so I had to keep
> > repetitions very low, but I would expect results to scale similarly as
> > server load and available connections were increased.  Also, the test box is
> > a Mac Mini, so you could handle a lot more lot with faster hardware.  I've
> > attached my test code.
> >
> > --Chris Hansen
> >   FileMaker 8 Certified Developer
> >   FileMaker 7 Certified Developer
> >   Creator of FX.php
> >   "The best way from FileMaker to the Web."
> >   www.iViking.org
> >
> > On Jan 31, 2008, at 6:27 AM, Leo R. Lundgren wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I cannot shed very much light upon whether FM PHP API is more integrated to
> > the server than FX.php, but I doubt it. AFAIK, both of them communicated
> > with the server using XML and parses it on their side. The PHP stuff you see
> > on the server and in its permissions are most likely just administrative
> > stuff FM put in there to integrate the PHP part with the server as a whole a
> > bit more.
> >
> > I decided to go with the FM API, mainly because it's object oriented whereas
> > FX.php uses arrays. I just like to keep it clean and similar to the rest of
> > my code. I have no doubt that FX.php works just as well though.
> >
> > BTW, it would be interesting to see some performance comparisons between the
> > two? Nomatter which one you choose, having FM as a DB backend will never be
> > fast, but perhaps there's some difference in speed between the two anyway?
> > Perhaps they parse XML differently or something.
> >
> > // Leo
> >
> > 31 jan 2008 kl. 14.20 skrev Steve Winter:
> >
> >
> > Greetings all…
> >
> >
> >
> > In search of the holy grail, web app speed, I'm looking for;
> >
> > a.       gut feelings
> >
> > b.      opinions
> >
> > c.       evidence
> >
> > and am interested in all three on which is faster, the native FMP PHP
> > interface or using FX.php…?
> >
> >
> >
> > I was under the impression that 'native' FMP PHP is simply an alternative to
> > FX.php in that it still uses the xml interface… that said I've also noticed
> > that in FMS 9 there is actually a PHP interface listed, which makes me
> > wonder if in fact it has hooks directly into the server….??
> >
> >
> >
> > As I said, any information greatly received…
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
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