Which is faster Get or Session

[BlackRaven]

which of the if statements is faster,
note that the $_GET if statement does not need session_start()

if($_GET['member']==1)

or

session_start();
if(isset($_SESSION['member']))

[eelixduppy]

You probably won't even notice a difference in them, but I'd say the first example. The real question is, however, which one suits your needs better? This depends on what you are trying to do.

[joelgreen]

Think first one is faster because second one has to run two more functions. But as eelixduppy said you may not even notice a difference.

Additionally session may expire, and _SESSION['....'] would not work, while $_GET['...'] will work :)

[lorax]

Partly depends upon the number of elements in each array. If you're carrying a lot of SESSION variables and only have a few GET vars then GET should be quicker. But as was pointed out, sometimes you need to use SESSION instead of GET for security and/or other reasons.