need some clearing up on large files

[jeromepelletier]

Say if i had a file thats 1 megabyte and its all functions, when i include that into my main file, only the parts being used are called correct? so not the whole 1 mb file is being read.

also, does using php_self speed up load time?

[lavinpj1]

Say if i had a file thats 1 megabyte and its all functions, when i include that into my main file, only the parts being used are called correct? so not the whole 1 mb file is being read.

I am not exactly sure what it does, but remember, computers are not magical. They must read the whole file to find the right part.

also, does using php_self speed up load time?

As opposed to using what?

~Phil~

[jeromepelletier]

as oppose to jsut doing the file name, someone told me it was..i argued it would be no different, thats why im asking :)

[missing-score]

no, the entire 1 Meg file will be loaded and parsed into your script. Only the functions you call will acutally be used, but everything will be loaded.