[snip] Why include_once() is doing some fancy logic, which nobody needs? Why array_shift() re-indexes arrays? Why 2 simple string comparisons are slower than one preg_match()? Why microtime(TRUE) returns only fraction of real time that is smaller than 1? Why microtime() does not return float in the first place? Why user-defined session-handling functions receive serialized session data that is already serialized? Why parser reads multi-line comment slower than it reads heredoc or single-quoted string? Why don't you RTFM? There is nothing in manual that answers any of those questions. [/snip] I'll get you started....(picked at random) Why microtime() does not return float in the first place? from http://www.php.net/microtime ******************************************* microtime (PHP 3, PHP 4 , PHP 5) microtime -- Return current Unix timestamp with microseconds Description mixed microtime ( [bool get_as_float] ) microtime() returns the current Unix timestamp with microseconds. This function is only available on operating systems that support the gettimeofday() system call. When called without the optional argument, this function returns the string "msec sec" where sec is the current time measured in the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch (0:00:00 January 1, 1970 GMT), and msec is the microseconds part. Both portions of the string are returned in units of seconds. ********************************************* And another.... Why include_once() is doing some fancy logic, which nobody needs? What fancy logic? And why does no one need it? >From http://www.php.net/include_once ********************************************* include_once() The include_once() statement includes and evaluates the specified file during the execution of the script. This is a behavior similar to the include() statement, with the only difference being that if the code from a file has already been included, it will not be included again. As the name suggests, it will be included just once. include_once() should be used in cases where the same file might be included and evaluated more than once during a particular execution of a script, and you want to be sure that it is included exactly once to avoid problems with function redefinitions, variable value reassignments, etc. ********************************************* Now surely you can RTFM and find more answers. If you disagree with the way that some things work you have a couple of options; a. Contact the PHP development group and explain what you would like to happen. 2. Write an extension yourself that 'fixes' the items you have questions about. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
