Re: Conf: argue !

On 25 Feb 2005 at 9:45, Jean-Christophe Michel wrote:

> Wim Niemans ri wrote:
> Currently Conf included php files (xml is transformed into php by 
> phing+xsl). I'm afraid reading many conf values from db will be slow. 
> That's why I propose a cache as php files.

I see the point to cache the values into a php-file.
It's smarter than serialize. Maybe faster too.
It does change the design of Conf a bit: you should cache all class 
variables as well (paths already loaded).

> >>Whereas including a php file caching all confs is easy and probably fast.
> > 
> > Conf: caches. Solved.
> 
> Ah, so you agree?

Yo. Totally. Though I have a general problem with the terms used:
Conf: reads the values form a source and caches that in memory.
Second there is a need to dump that data on a persistent storage.
That's called caching ?? No problem. Conf: does a cache.

wim niemans