include files

[Marcel]

Hello, i have a very basic question:

What is better, to include one big include file with all functions in it or
is it better to include several include files with each function in a
separate include file?

Regards,

Marcel

[Rick van Krevelen]

I believe you should store functions typically used together for some task
in a single file, and not hessitate to use multiple files to store functions
for different tasks. Using a good multifile editor like UltraEdit probably
helps to keep a clear structure.

What is better, to include one big include file with all functions in it or is it better to include several include files with each function in a
separate include file?

[Marcel]

"Rick van Krevelen" <kr******@cs.vu.nl> schreef in bericht
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I believe you should store functions typically used together for some task
in a single file, and not hessitate to use multiple files to store
functions
for different tasks. Using a good multifile editor like UltraEdit probably
helps to keep a clear structure.

Thanks Rick but my question was a performance issue... will a php page with
functions split into multiple include-files take more time to appear in a
browser than a page with one big include-file containing all functions.

Marcel

[Joshua Gao]

Well, it depends. If you only need to use a few of the functions,
instead of every function in the file, then multiple include files,
using only a certain number of them would be more efficient. Not much
more efficient though, since the filesystem has an overhead for opening
multiple files.

-Joshua Gao
Marcel wrote:

"Rick van Krevelen" <kr******@cs.vu.nl> schreef in bericht
news:Wv******************@amsnews05.chello.com...

I believe you should store functions typically used together for some task in a single file, and not hessitate to use multiple files to store
functions
for different tasks. Using a good multifile editor like UltraEdit probably helps to keep a clear structure.

Thanks Rick but my question was a performance issue... will a php

page with functions split into multiple include-files take more time to appear in a browser than a page with one big include-file containing all functions.
Marcel