- microtime: documentation ( source)
<?php
$startTime = microtime(true);
$result = "";
for($i = 0; $i < 50000000; $i++)
$result = 'salut';
$endTime = microtime(true);
echo 'Single quotes: ', $endTime - $startTime, ' seconds', "\n";
$startTime = microtime(true);
$result = "";
for($i = 0; $i < 50000000; $i++)
$result = "salut";
$endTime = microtime(true);
echo 'Double quotes: ', $endTime - $startTime, ' seconds', "\n";