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Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2021 17:16:10 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Adding a way to disable the stat cache
From: cmbecker69@gmx.de ("Christoph M. Becker")

On 03.09.2021 at 16:07, Kevin Lyda wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 2:34 PM Christian Schneider
> <cschneid@cschneid.com> wrote:
>
>> If I remember correctly it was about reducing the number of system call=
s. Is this no issue any more?
>> Has a quick benchmark been done to see the positive / negative impact o=
f the stat cache for a typical application?
>
> In the lifespan of php it really wasn't an issue unless someone was
> doing something that wasn't wise - I can't think of a single reason to
> stat a file in a tight loop.

It seems to me a typical example where the stat cache is useful would be

<?php
if (is_file($filename) && is_readable($filename)) {=E2=80=A6}
?>

=2D-
Christoph M. Becker