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i have a list of 495 categories which are nested up to 4 levels., example<br />
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main category<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;|_sub categoey 1.0<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; |_sub categoey 1.0.0<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;|_sub categoey 1.0.0.0<br />
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now if i am thinking of making a tree menu, so what do u guys suggest. shall i make a function which recursively makes list every time a new page is loaded or i just make a function in admin area so that when ever i wanna update category, i just click on button and it writes in file .. say menu.php and it gets stored in regular &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; format so that continuous database read can be avoided. <br />
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if there is a better way to implement this, plz suggest so. also i would like ur suggestions about best recursive function to generate category list.<br />
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thanks a lot
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i have a list of 495 categories which are nested up to 4 levels., example

main category
         |_sub categoey 1.0
                      |_sub categoey 1.0.0
                                     |_sub categoey 1.0.0.0

now if i am thinking of making a tree menu, so what do u guys suggest. shall i make a function which recursively makes list every time a new page is loaded or i just make a function in admin area so that when ever i wanna update category, i just click on button and it writes in file .. say menu.php and it gets stored in regular <ul><li> format so that continuous database read can be avoided. 

if there is a better way to implement this, plz suggest so. also i would like ur suggestions about best recursive function to generate category list.

thanks a lot

load nested categories from database

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