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Asked: 2026-05-29T23:14:15+00:00

I quickly wrote this up, http://www.ionfish.org/php-shrink/ where a user uploads a .php file with

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I quickly wrote this up, http://www.ionfish.org/php-shrink/ where a user uploads a .php file with comments and spaces in it, and it will “minify” it for small file-size.

It does exactly this: http://devpro.it/remove_phpcomments/ except it’s web-based, and instant. You get a download prompt after you click upload, to save the processed file.

My questions:

  • Is a 2-megabyte upload limit enough? Should I make it 4, 8, etc. ?
  • Is the output (requires you test it with some random PHP) satisfactory, or should it be tweaked?
  • Would there be any use for this for the general public, and should I add support to minify HTML, CSS, JS, and even C++ and Python etc. ?

EDIT: Changed to 250K for now, will see if it suffices.

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  1. Editorial Team

    A file that needs such a minification is proof of bad practice.

    1. The file size of a single php file should never be a problem when using best practice.
    2. You should not be uploading files during your deployment anyways. Instead you should be checking out files from your VCS and you don’t want ‘minified’ files in your VCS.
    3. Such a minification will not improve site performance either since every serious project uses opcode caching.

    Conclusion: Such a service is not needed.

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