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Re: Reading a file on same server [message #182363 is a reply to message #182362]

Wed, 31 July 2013 11:40

The Natural Philosoph
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On 31/07/13 12:13, Bruce Lee wrote:
> HI
>
> Suppose I have a php file "read_file.php" that is used to read .txt files, the structure of the folder/files are:
>
> /www/read_file.php
> /www/public/upload/
>
> I was wondering which will be faster and why in PHP..
>
> Method 1:
> read file using relative path
>
> Eg: get_file_contents("public/upload/test.txt");
>
>
> Method 2:
> read file using URL (note that the server which is making the request and the server where the file is being read is same)
>
> Eg: get_file_contents("http://mydomain.com/public/upload/test.txt");
>
>
> Can someone explain me which is faster and why?
>
The first one. Unless PHP is exceptionally smart the second one will invoke a recursive call to the (apache) server to deliver the file spawning another process and making and destroying a socket in the process.

> Thanks

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		Reading a file on same server By: Bruce Lee on Wed, 31 July 2013 11:13
		Re: Reading a file on same server By: The Natural Philosoph on Wed, 31 July 2013 11:40
		Re: Reading a file on same server By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Wed, 31 July 2013 13:13
		Re: Reading a file on same server By: J.O. Aho on Wed, 31 July 2013 16:09
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