Which is better? An extra database call or a generated PHP file?

[priguecig]

I want to add some static information associated with string keys to all of my pages. The individual PHP pages use some of that information filtered by a query string. Which is the better approach to add this information? Generate a 100K (or larger if more info is needed later) PHP file with an associated array or add an other DB table with this info and query that?The first solution involves loading the 100K file every time even if I use only some of the information on the current page. The second on the other hand adds an extra database call to the rendering of every page.Which is the less costly if there are a large number of pages? Loading a PHP file or making an extra db call?