Historical Results
Based on (3) saved test runs, The test labeled "else if" was (on average) the faster by 0.0011 seconds, (0.129% faster)
The else if test took 0.8498 seconds.
The elseif test took 0.8509 seconds.
Nitty-Gritty
Each test case ran 20 random code order iterations consisting of 231,139 loops for a total of 4,622,780 runs.
- Line execution difference (0.000000) milliseconds.
- Avg difference (0.000) milliseconds per 231,139 loops.
- Total difference 1.10 milliseconds for 4,622,780 loops
The iteration variablity for Code 1 was (0.0000) milliseconds and Code 2 was (0.0000) milliseconds. The lower and the closer together there values are the more accurate the results are.
Code
The first test, "else if", was:
if ($GLOBALS['dummy_false']) $GLOBALS['dummy_false'] = true; else if ($GLOBALS['dummy_true']) $GLOBALS['dummy_true'] = true;
The second test, "elseif", was:
if ($GLOBALS['dummy_false']) $GLOBALS['dummy_false'] = true; elseif ($GLOBALS['dummy_true']) $GLOBALS['dummy_true'] = true;