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mhackl · #1 10-16-2007, 07:56 PM

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?

#2 10-16-2007, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mhackl

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

actually, i would vote for the second guess... anything in what you suggested is not even compliant codes...

also, to prefetch links, your web browser have this capability now... if you use Firefox or Safari... so there is no need to create new content in the webpage for that.

mhackl · #3 10-17-2007, 01:19 AM

Thank you for the feedback. Like I said, I know very little about this stuff. More accurately, just enough to be dangerous.

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