Stats and PHP files

[Anon]

I hav a stats question to ask.

Situation:

I have a php file that is 60kb in size
and 15kb proform adding products to a web site, another 15kb to edit those products in the website and 15kb to view the products on the website and lastly 15kb to delete a product from the website.

Question:

So if a user decides to Add a product does the entire 60kb file get served to the user and add to the "Data transferred" counter in stats, or does just the 15kb get served to the user with only 15kb being added to the Data transferred in stats?

Concluding:

Is it better to combine php file that use the exact same HTML form, or is a waste of recources because we are sending larger file to the user than what we actually need to.

Thanks for your help...

[cordex]

On a correctly configured server (ie one that actually parses the PHP), the PHP file is never transmitted to the client. Only data that is output via echo or print, a dump of some sort (print_r or var_dump) or errors actually gets transmitted to the client.

As to combining a PHP file, look into librarys. The main problem with a large PHP file is that it can take longer for the server to parse - not that it will transmit more data to the client. If you use included library files (check out include and require in the manual) you can add the extra code only when you need it.

-Ben