[mhackl]

I really don't know much about html, php, or really anything for that matter, but I'm trying to think of ways to make pages load faster.

My question is:
Is prefetching a legitimate way of speeding up load times?

These are the prefetching links that I was thinking about applying to my footer template:

PHP Code:

<meta http-equiv="Link" content="&lt;$address$address2&amp;page=$nextpage&gt;; rel=prefetch">

<meta http-equiv="Link" content="&lt;showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadid&amp;goto=nextoldest&gt;; rel=prefetch">

<meta http-equiv="Link" content="&lt;showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadid&amp;goto=nextnewest&gt;; rel=prefetch"> 


Is this a good idea, or just simple minded thinking from a novice?