>Nearly any singular operation is fast, the question is what >happens when it is >done often. For a database stored on disk we are talking at >least 2-3 drive >seeks + reading of meta information at the start of the >database. While it >may be negligible for a single process it does add up. Given >that this done >rarely (hopefuly) it would not result in major performance >loss, however >there will be a performance loss non the less.
I really think you are over-weighing any potential performace loss. >I dislike the idea because I believe this idea is going to >make PHP more >confusing and ultimately harder to use, which is the exact >opposite of what >this change attempts to accomplish. Fortunately this being an >open-source >project it is also possible to make your own version free of bloat :) -1 to making PHP more confusing :) John >Ilia > >-- >PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
