PHP encoded files

[fartsniff]

For the sole purpose of speed, not security, do php scripts that have been
encoded with Zends Safeguard Suite run "faster" than non-encoded scripts ?

[KAH]

"fartsniff" <fa**@sniff.com> wrote in
news:vj************@corp.supernews.com:

For the sole purpose of speed, not security, do php scripts that have
been encoded with Zends Safeguard Suite run "faster" than non-encoded
scripts ?

They're supposed to. And benchmarking results I've seen show that they do
(sorry, can't remember the URL, but it was an independent one). If you only
need the optimizing, then you're in luck; Zend have been nice enough to
release their optimizing module freely.

KAH

[fartsniff]

thanks - i'll give it a try. running my site on my 2.4/256 cable, i'm
trying to squeeze every ounce of speed i can get

"KAH" <ka*@kahnews.cjb.net> wrote in message
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"fartsniff" <fa**@sniff.com> wrote in
news:vj************@corp.supernews.com:

For the sole purpose of speed, not security, do php scripts that have
been encoded with Zends Safeguard Suite run "faster" than non-encoded
scripts ?
They're supposed to. And benchmarking results I've seen show that they do
(sorry, can't remember the URL, but it was an independent one). If you

only need the optimizing, then you're in luck; Zend have been nice enough to
release their optimizing module freely.

KAH

[matty]

fartsniff wrote:

thanks - i'll give it a try. running my site on my 2.4/256 cable, i'm
trying to squeeze every ounce of speed i can get

"KAH" <ka*@kahnews.cjb.net> wrote in message
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"fartsniff" <fa**@sniff.com> wrote in
news:vj************@corp.supernews.com:

> For the sole purpose of speed, not security, do php scripts that have
> been encoded with Zends Safeguard Suite run "faster" than non-encoded
> scripts ?

They're supposed to. And benchmarking results I've seen show that they do
(sorry, can't remember the URL, but it was an independent one). If you

only

need the optimizing, then you're in luck; Zend have been nice enough to
release their optimizing module freely.

KAH

If it's bandwidth that's an issue, you might want to try gzip output
handling (http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.outcontrol.php )