Sam Yong

<?php

function microtime_float(){
    list($usec, $sec) = explode(" ", microtime());
    return ((float)$usec + (float)$sec);
}

$file = 'favicon.ico';

$u = 100;
$time_start = microtime_float();

while($u-- > 0){
$data = file_get_contents($file);
}

$time_end = microtime_float();
$loadedin = (float)($time_end - $time_start);
echo $loadedin.' seconds<br/>';

$u = 100;
$time_start = microtime_float();

while($u-- > 0){
$fh=fopen($file, "r" );
if($fh){
while (!feof($fh)){
$data.= fread($fh, 4096);
}
fclose($fh);
}
}

$time_end = microtime_float();
$loadedin = (float)($time_end - $time_start);
echo $loadedin.' seconds<br/>';

?>