[PHP] Why Should I Use Zend Optimizer?

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathan Duncan
I posted this on the Zend.com forums but have not been able to get a response yet. So I decided to ask the people that know. I do not understand the need for an optimizer. What exactly is Zend Optimizer optimizing? If it is changing my code, then how about if I just learn how to code

Re: [PHP] Why Should I Use Zend Optimizer?

2006-03-27 Thread Alister Bulman
On 27/03/06, Jonathan Duncan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted this on the Zend.com forums but have not been able to get a response yet. So I decided to ask the people that know. I do not understand the need for an optimizer. What exactly is Zend Optimizer optimizing? If it is changing my

Re: [PHP] Why Should I Use Zend Optimizer?

2006-03-27 Thread Richard Davey
On 27 Mar 2006, at 17:36, Jonathan Duncan wrote: I posted this on the Zend.com forums but have not been able to get a response yet. So I decided to ask the people that know. I do not understand the need for an optimizer. What exactly is Zend Optimizer optimizing? If it is changing my

RE: [PHP] Why Should I Use Zend Optimizer?

2006-03-27 Thread ray . hauge
In short, Zend Optimise has *nothing* at all to do with 'making dumb programmers code better' I'm afraid. Cheers, Rich I'm not completely sure on this, and if it is true I don't have the links, but I think it does do one thing to make your code better. That is to use pre-increments

Re: [PHP] Why Should I Use Zend Optimizer?

2006-03-27 Thread Richard Davey
On 27 Mar 2006, at 19:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In short, Zend Optimise has *nothing* at all to do with 'making dumb programmers code better' I'm afraid. I'm not completely sure on this, and if it is true I don't have the links, but I think it does do one thing to make your code better.

Re: [PHP] Why Should I Use Zend Optimizer?

2006-03-27 Thread Kevin Kinsey
Richard Davey wrote: On 27 Mar 2006, at 19:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In short, Zend Optimise has *nothing* at all to do with 'making dumb programmers code better' I'm afraid. I'm not completely sure on this, and if it is true I don't have the links, but I think it does do one thing to

Re: [PHP] Why Should I Use Zend Optimizer?

2006-03-27 Thread Ray Hauge
On Monday 27 March 2006 12:40, Richard Davey wrote: On 27 Mar 2006, at 19:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In short, Zend Optimise has *nothing* at all to do with 'making dumb programmers code better' I'm afraid. I'm not completely sure on this, and if it is true I don't have the links, but

Re: [PHP] Why Should I Use Zend Optimizer?

2006-03-27 Thread Rasmus Lerdorf
Ray Hauge wrote: Still right on with the pre-compiling though ;) I find that the Optimizer has value. If you wanted to cache on top of that you could probably speed it up even further with cached responses (APC or I think Zend has one too) Without an opcode cache, using the optimizer is