Optimization of Repeated Operations in PHP
Often, beginner programmers thoughtlessly call the same function multiple times, wasting resources.
Let's look at an example. Consider the following code:
<?php
$arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
if (count($arr) >= 1 and count($arr) <= 3) {
}
?>
What's wrong with this code? The fact is that we
do the same thing twice - calculate the length
of the array using count($arr). This
operation takes time and it is advisable to perform it
once, assign the result to a variable,
and then use this variable where needed,
like this:
<?php
$arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
$len = count($arr);
if ($len >= 1 and $len <= 3) {
}
?>
Optimize the code below:
<?php
if (date('Y') >= 2018 and date('Y') <= 2020) {
echo 'year ' . date('Y') . ' is suitable';
} else {
echo 'year ' . date('Y') . ' is not suitable';
}
?>
Optimize the code below:
<?php
$password = 'abcde';
if (strlen($password) >= 2 and strlen($password) <= 10) {
echo 'password length is acceptable';
} else {
echo 'invalid password length';
}
?>