- microtime: documentation ( source)
- number_format: documentation ( source)
<?php
$timestart = microtime( true );
$class = 'css';
$item = array( 'foo', 'bar', 'baz' );
for($i=0;$i<1000000;$i++){
$str = "<a class='button button-secondary$class' href='themes.php?page={$item[2]}'$>{$item[0]}</a>";
}
$timeend = microtime( true );
$timetotal = $timeend - $timestart;
$r = number_format( $timetotal, 3 );
echo $r;