Optimizing includes

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Howdy!

I would like to find out if there are ways that I can arrange my code that will have a positive (or negative) effect on performance. Say for example that I'm running a vanilla Red Hat system of recent distribution and my website is large enough that I have quite a few functions. Am I going to save time if I break my functions up many small files of related functions and only include what I need rather than having one large "functions.php" that I always include? Are there any other considerations along these lines I should be aware of?

Thanks for any comments,
Tad

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This probably has nothing to do with performance but...

I have created many PORTABLE php class files (like win32 dlls) which contain functions that I can use in different web applications. The funnctions I have created are well coded and I have made sure that they can be used in all necessary ways.

Regarding performance, provided the server is an up-to-date machine, you are unlikely to be able to notice any difference in the performance if the functions are put in a different php file or contained within the same one.

For the sake of editing i personally would create different files for different sets of functions but comment them well for future editors (including yourself) to enable a greater understanding of what is going on. I have before coded php applications and not commented them and got completely lost in how they are working.

Hope this post interests you if not helps you.

Thanks
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