[PHP] Minimizing Database Hits
I wrote class that contains a function that retrieves users shopping cart items from database and then returns an array with qty, item number , item name, etc. So now whenever I want to retrieve the users cart I use the following: $cart_contents = $cart-get_cart_contents(); I then iterate through $cart_contents to display info. Now I am trying to minimize the number of hits to the database so my question is, am I querying the database every time I call on $cart_contents? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Minimizing Database Hits
Only if your code is calling the database...if $cart_contents is set on the page and you call the var $car_contents over and over then no...the initialization of the var is the only time if it is called in get_cart_contents()... -- BigDog On Tue, 2003-07-01 at 16:41, Ralph wrote: I wrote class that contains a function that retrieves users shopping cart items from database and then returns an array with qty, item number , item name, etc. So now whenever I want to retrieve the users cart I use the following: $cart_contents = $cart-get_cart_contents(); I then iterate through $cart_contents to display info. Now I am trying to minimize the number of hits to the database so my question is, am I querying the database every time I call on $cart_contents? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Minimizing Database Hits
I wrote class that contains a function that retrieves users shopping cart items from database and then returns an array with qty, item number , item name, etc. So now whenever I want to retrieve the users cart I use the following: $cart_contents = $cart-get_cart_contents(); I then iterate through $cart_contents to display info. Now I am trying to minimize the number of hits to the database so my question is, am I querying the database every time I call on $cart_contents? One way of doing this is to store the shopping cart as session data and using a class to read the session rather than the DB. Doing it this way means that the DB is only accessed before the shopper puts the item in their cart. Once it's there, the sesion holds the data and the DB load is reduced. We use this system in many of our sites. Regards Andrew -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
