@NogDogAug 07.2006 — #I would guess that 99% of the time where there is a problem with a PHP script running too slow, it's not the PHP - it's the database and the SQL used to interact with it. However, if you're having systemic PHP performance problems, you might want to look into something like Zend Platform, which includes a number of [url=http://www.zend.com/products/zend_platform/in_depth#Performance]performance features[/url].