<?php
include("./timer.php");

$timer = new timer(); // starts timing

echo 'Script took '.$timer->gettime('total', 4).' seconds to run.';

<?php
// beginning of script would be here

$sql = 'SELECT somestuff FROM sometable';

$timer->start('queryandresults'); // time for everything

$timer->start('query'); // time for query

$results = mysql_query($sql);

$timer->stop('query'); // query done so stop timing it

$timer->start('display'); // start timing display

while( list($somestuff) = mysql_fetch_row($results)){
echo 'This is '.$somestuff.'<br>';
}

$timer->stop('display'); // stop displaying results

$timer->stop('queryandresults'); // stop timing everything

// display the results

echo 'The total time for query and display was: '.$timer->gettime('queryandresults');
echo '<br>The time taken in the query was: '.$timer->gettime('query');
echo '<br>The time taken displaying results was: '.$timer->gettime('display');

// alternatively, display all times with one command:

$timer->showtimes(4, "<br>The time taken for %name was %time seconds.");

// which also shows the total script time, as well as the times for any other named timers.