title: Fastest/Proper way of ordering if/else if statements
body: <p>In PHP, is there a fastest/proper way of ordering if/else if statements? For some reason, in my head, I like to think that the first if statement should be the anticipated "most popular" met condition, followed by the 2nd, etc. But, does it really matter? Is there is a speed or processing time affected if the 2nd condition is the most popular choice (meaning the system must always read the first condition)</p>
  
  <p>Ex:</p>
  
  <pre><code>if ("This is the most chosen condition" == $conditions)
  {
  
  }
  else if ("This is the second most chosen condition" == $conditions)
  {
  
  }
  else if ("This is the third most chosen condition" == $conditions)
  {
  
  }
  </code></pre>