Linux - Uploadprogress

Hello all,

If i install http://pecl.php.net/package/uploadprogress on my server for small use from time to time.. is there a reason to be a high load??

I have response from one friend but i am not sure in his knowledge.

"Weather you use it or not it will keep your server load high all
time. Please confirm if you want us to install it"

thank you!

well being that it is a php extension the file will be loaded in memory on every php page whether in use or not. However, unless there is some bug that causes it to eat memory/cpu cycles like crazy you shouldn't really notice. If you are worried about it, you could enable the php dl() function and call the extension at runtime only on pages that you want to use it, but in all honesty, it probably not needed.