Online PHP editor | refs for D2WrI

<?php // Benchmark using GLOBAL variables $startTime = microtime(true); for ($i = 0; $i < 10000; $i++) { global $myVar; $myVar = $i; } $endTime = microtime(true); $globalTime = $endTime - $startTime; // Benchmark using a function $startTime = microtime(true); function setVar($value) { return $value; } for ($i = 0; $i < 10000; $i++) { $myVar = setVar($i); } $endTime = microtime(true); $functionTime = $endTime - $startTime; echo "GLOBAL: $globalTime seconds\n"; echo "FUNCTION: $functionTime seconds\n";