php and high latency - php

Question

I have a php file that previously used to write xml data with tags. Now I'm trying to make it a little remoteobject based. So instead of writing xml I'm trying to return a class object that consists some big multidimensional array. The problem is it is causing a high latency. I'm not sure if it's my php file that is causing latency problem.
My php code :
class output{
public $grid;
public $week;
public $name;
var $_explicitType = "org.test.output";
}
class manager1{
function init($params,$arrayOut)
{
$action = $params[0];
switch ($action)
{
case "reload": return $this->Reload($arrayOut);break;
default:return $this->form($arrayOut);
}
}
private function Reload($arrayOut)
{
$this->getSlice();
$arrayOut->grid = $this->gridValue();
$arrayOut->week = 'no data';
return $arrayOut;
}
private function form($arrayOut)
{
$arrayOut->grid = $this->gridValue();
$arrayOut->week= $this->getAllWeek($this->ThisYear);
return $arrayOut;
}
}
AS-3 code calling php function:
private function init():void{
var _amf:RemoteObject = new RemoteObject();
var params:Array = new Array(); //parameters array
params.push("default");
var arrayOut:output = new output();//strongly typed class
_amf.destination = "dummyDestination";
_amf.endpoint = "http://insight2.ultralysis.com/Amfhp/Amfphp/"; //amfphp home directory
_amf.source = "manager1"; //the php class which will be called
_amf.addEventListener(ResultEvent.Result, handleResult);
_amf.init(params,arrayOut);
}
private function handleResult(event:ResultEvent):void
{
datagrid.dataProvider = event.result.grid;
}
And there is also a class named output in my application:
package org.test{
public class output
{
public var grid:Array;
public var week:Array;
}
}
I'm using this to pass value to flex remoteobject using amfphp.

Answer 1

Actually, it's fairly easy to figure out.
You can use the Network Monitor that is part of Flash Builder. It shows the Request Time and the Response Time, so you can get a pretty good idea if the issue is with the PHP side or the Flex side. You can also see the size of the response.
Be aware that Remote Objects mixed with Multidimentional arrays can be larger than you think, but again the Network Monitor will help you figure out that.