Posted by Jason Barnett on 01/07/05 16:14

>>the file is not even read! The include() method is not only more
>>efficient but also easier to maintain as you suggest.
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> The efficiency point is at least debatable -- opening and reading the file
> is actually quite an expensive operation, the cost of which may outweigh the

A good point not to be taken lightly. However, if you cache script
opcodes (e.g. eAccelerator) then the efficiency of only including code
that is absolutely needed will increase.

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