How many lines of PHP code is too many for one file?

Question

I\'m creating a PHP file that does 2 mysql database calls and the rest of the script is if statements for things like file_exists and other simple variables. I have about 2000

Answer 1

You may want to read a book like Clean Code by Bob Martin. Here are a few nuggets from that book:

• A class should have one responsibility
• A function should do one thing and do it well

With PHP, if you aren't using the Class approach; you're going to run into duplication problems. Do yourself a favor and do some reading on the subject; it'll save you a lot more time in extending and maintenance.