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[Chris Bielanski]

Now that's a classic case of too narrow a scope for a question to be useful
and relevant.

...but at least you didn't get "Ummmmmm because Rasmus said it was, and I
forget why..."

;)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hans Zaunere [mailto:hans not junk at nyphp.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 4:39 PM
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> Subject: RE: [nycphp-talk] constants vs globals
> 
> 
> 
> > At the PHP conference in New York last spring I remember 
> someone asked
> > Rasmus a question: which is more expensive, accessing a 
> > global or defining
> > a constant? He said without hesitation "defining a constant." 
> > There was
> > silence for a couple beats, then on to the next question.
> 
> At that same conference I chatted with Zeev about this issue, too.  He
> concured, and said that defining a constant is more expensive than
> setting a variable.
> 
> However, somehow I knew he wasn't telling the whole story, so I asked
> why... and why would anyone want a constant, aside from being 
> static and
> globally scoped.
> 
> He said that using constants, once defined, are less expensive than
> variables.  So I said... "hah, thought you'd say something 
> like that..."
> :)
> 
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> full story here:
> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=3D20040216213026637

Excellent story...

When someone asks "what does PHP stand for" you can say that it's a
recursive acronym:  PHP Helping People
(this one credited to Gales/Lacey prior post on another list).


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