Then only problem with doing it like

for($x = 1, $max = count($myArray); $x <= $max; $x++ )

is that the $max = count( $myArray ) is always verified in each
loop...slowing the for loop down...

faster to do
$max = count( $myArray );
for( $x = 1, $x <= $max; $x++ )


just my $0.02...for the day...



On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 15:57, Kjartan Mannes wrote:
> Friday, November 8, 2002, 12:13:01 PM, Daevid Vincent wrote:
> > $max = max($myArray);
> > for( $x = 1; $x <= $length; $x++ ) {}
> 
> >  -- OR --
> 
> > for( $x = 1; $x <= max($myArray); $x++ ) {}
> 
> > My gut instinct tells me since PHP is interpreted, that the top one is
> > the better way to go, but with the Zend Optimizer, I don't know if PHP
> > handles them the same way or not?
> 
> The first one is faster, but it depends on the site of the array and how
> often you call the loop. I prefer doing it like this though:
> 
>  for($x = 1, $max = count($myArray); $x <= $max; $x++ ) {}
> 
> For some good optimization (and other) tips check out:
>   http://phplens.com/lens/php-book/optimizing-debugging-php.php
>   http://www.lerdorf.com/tips.pdf
> 
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