Question

Ok so I was wondering which one of these 2 methods is better ?

Method 1: query string from database, and directly use file_put_contents()

Method 2: query string from database, use file_get_contents, check if both data are identical from the db and from the file and if not use file_put_contents()

Just want to know which one is a better method for a file that is a main file required for page display on the site ?

and thanks.

Answer 1

Method 1 will be better if the string changes a lot.

Method 2 will be better if the string doesn’t change that often.

It has to do with the fact that reading is faster than writing.

You could consider putting a value in the database which says if the string content is already saved, if not:

• Save it
• Update the database saying it has saved.