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[ksan]

Hey guys 

sorry, I am just so excited about introducing myself *shivers*.
Well I am just a regular dude who got into programming early this year. I have been learning PHP and MySQL since and it's quite fun to write scripts, build applications and all. I finally want to get my grove on with the spammin and I'm working on my own content generator.
My coding style is like the worst ever. Writing my own functions, object oriented programming ?  not really...
But I get things done. Even if it means that I have to use inlcude() where others would just use their own functions.
Anyways, you guys seem like a cool bunch and I look forward to learning a lot from y'all.

take care

[Bompa]

 

[nutballs]

 

[perkiset]

Welcome to The Cache ksan.

BTW - using include() is not bad juju. Good style can live there as well

[vsloathe]

 

require_once() for me

[perkiset]

I require_once all the time as well, keeps me honest - just so you know, however, the _once suffix on both require and include incur additional overhead and can be a bit of a burden - if you KNOW what you'll need in a script, you're better off simply require-ing it at the top of your [main]

(Read this at the Zend site a while ago)

[vsloathe]

Yeah my framework involves a standard naming paradigm for the filesystem. class.something.php

If I call

sloatheSystem::loadClass('something');

it has to know what it's talking about. Also have to make sure that I haven't required/included the file again. So I could use my own check, or incur a couple extra processor cycles. Either way, I'm giving it a wee bit of execution time overhead.

[dink]

include() is very handy if you need a fail-safe.  I had occasion to regret using
require() just a while back.  My page was offline for, oh, say 4 days because
I pulled one of my dumbass stunts.   

I've since started using a double fail-safe method.  A graceful exit and on
with business for me. 

[perkiset]

I think I know EXACTLY what kind of bonehead mistake that was...
it is *conceivable* that I've pulled something similar just a few too many times m'self.

[dink]

lol.  Yeah, I'd imagine you have.

**you didn't ask about my 'double fail safe'**
It involves elastic waistbands, suspenders, and a belt.

 

[perkiset]

  The wisdom of the ages, right there.