You can seek a bit more speed out of your code, especially if you have LOTS of strings, by using single quotes and concanetating variables.
$string = ‘this is a string with ‘.$foo.’ in it’;
// is marginally faster than
$string = “this is a string with $foo in it”;
The reason is php has to search through the […]
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One of the problems in e-commerce is how to protect the user from making mistakes. It’s even more critical when your protection target is on-line payments. Usually, you need to send a request to a credit authorization system, get back a transaction number, and only then charge the user’s bank account. A common scenario is […]
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Tables are slow
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In almost every browser out there, unless table widths are specified explicitly, all the text in the table needs to be rendered before the browser can figure out how wide to make the various table cells. This means that pages load slowly. Note that using CSS for layout doesn’t necessarily help here, since […]
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You can now log onto your AIM account through gmail and chat with your aim friends! How great is that?!
This will enable you to sign into your AIM account and chat with your AIM buddies right inside Gmail. When you log in to AIM through Gmail chat, your AOL buddies will appear in […]
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