Chapter 23. Performance

Many people see performance and security as mutually exclusive, particularly in the cost-restricting IT environment in which we currently live. Faced with that choice, it's not surprising that many choose to write very securebut very slowPHP scripts. "Fast, cheap, goodpick two" is a compromise we all have to live with to some degree, but you may be surprised to learn that you can speed up your code and add security if you take the time to plan.