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Originally Posted by KirbyDE

As this unserializing and evaluating is being done at execution time it generates overhead. So for larger code modifications you might want to use include files - then less code must be unserailized and evaled.
Include files can also be pre-compiled/cached -> eAccelerator/ZEND Performance Suite/etc.

So, do you mean just use an include statement to not store so much stuff? By evaluating, do you mean just the plugin code is evaluated, or is it all included files?

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

I don't understand this question.

Say I make a plugin that sets variable $foo - I am wondering when $foo is first available: a) by plugin and b) by hack.

EDIT: Argh, the Automerged Doublepost got me!