Re: DESIGN CONCEPT (performance) - switch/arrays/forms

I dont know why i was thinking about solving the problem with arrays. i came
up with the same solution and was about to post it. thanks a lot guys for the
advice, or any more. : )

$query = "select * from test.category where id=$type";
$result = pg_query ($dbconnect, $query);

if (pg_num_rows($result))
{
$row = pg_fetch_array($result);
include $row['form'];
} else {
show_error("Item Type not found",1);
}

--- "Andrew J. Kopciuch" <akopciuch(at)bddf(dot)ca> wrote:
> Why not just store the types in the DB and query that?
>
> -- table definition
>
> create table categories
> (
> type whateverTypeThisFieldActuallyIs (ie int) primary key,
> name text,
> form text
> );
>
>
>
> // PHP code
>
> $type = $HTTP_GET_VARS['type'];
>
> $rv = pg_exec($dbConnection,
> "SELECT form FROM categories WHERE type = '$type';");
>
> if (pg_numrows($rv) > 0)
> {
> list($form) = pg_fetch_row($rv, 0);
> include($form);
> }
> else
> {
> show_error("Item Type not found", $type);
> }
>
>
>
>
>
> No arrays ... no loops. One simple IF. Should do what you need.
>
> I have worked on sites where the entire content is stored in the database ...
>
> works fine. Pefectly fast.
>
> Have you looked into PHP cache extensions if speed is an issue for file
> parsing? try: http://www.php-accelerator.co.uk/
>

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