Which is faster? Constants, Variables or Variable Arrays

Question

My current web application uses about 30 or so Contants (DEFINE()). I am reading things that variables are quicker. Provided that there is a naming convention to avoid varia

Answer 1

The results of these benchmark still holds; variables are faster than both define() and const: http://planetozh.com/blog/2006/06/php-variables-vs-constants

http://www.joomlaperformance.com/articles/performance/52_php_programming_tips_43_13_2.html