To compare whether two strings are equal in PHP, which one is more efficient, == or strcmp()?
To compare two strings for equality in PHP, which one is more efficient, == or strcmp()?
<code><?php $time1 = microtime(true); $a = $b = 'hello,world!'; $i = $j = 100000000; while($i>0){ $i--; if($a==$b) ; } $time2 = microtime(true); while($j>0){ $j--; if(strcmp($a,$b)); } $time3 = microtime(true); echo ($time2 - $time1)."\n"; echo ($time3 - $time2); //result //$ php demo.php //1.9449820518494 //7.9897949695587 </code>
It is definitely == that is more efficient, because the operator saves memory than function calls.