Test: array_push vs. [] =

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Result: Discarded

The test labeled "$array[] =" was the faster by 0.0592 seconds, (4.847% faster)

$array[] = 100%

array_push() 95.153%

The $array[] = test took 1.1625 seconds.
The array_push() test took 1.2217 seconds.

Nitty-Gritty

Each test case ran 20 random code order iterations consisting of 270,600 loops for a total of 5,412,000 runs.

Line execution difference (0.000011) milliseconds.
Avg difference (2.961) milliseconds per 270,600 loops.
Total difference 59.21 milliseconds for 5,412,000 loops

The iteration variablity for Code 1 was (8.0953) milliseconds and Code 2 was (6.7032) milliseconds. The lower and the closer together there values are the more accurate the results are.

Code

The first test, "array_push()", was:

$array = array();
for ($n = 0; $n < 8; $n++)
{
	for ($i = 0; $i < 50; $i++)
		array_push($array, $i);
}

The second test, "$array[] =", was:

$array = array();
for ($n = 0; $n < 8; $n++)
{
	for ($i = 0; $i < 50; $i++)
		$array[] = $i;
}

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