diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c3d893e4b..83cb86140 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ $HeadURL: https://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/phpmyadmin/trunk/phpMyA
   thanks to Pawel Smolinski - zipoking
 + patch #2715142 [export] (rfe 2416960, escape new line in CSV export)
   thanks to Derek Schaefer - drummingds1
+- patch #2727250 Optimizations for PHP loops
+  thanks to Haeber 
 
 3.1.4.0 (not yet released)
 + patch #1808339 [doc] Apache SSLOptions and StdEnvVars FAQ,
diff --git a/libraries/common.lib.php b/libraries/common.lib.php
index c0f008209..cec884a1b 100644
--- a/libraries/common.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/common.lib.php
@@ -813,7 +813,8 @@ function PMA_getTableList($db, $tables = null, $limit_offset = 0, $limit_count =
             $group =& $table_groups;
             $i = 0;
             $group_name_full = '';
-            while ($i < count($parts) - 1
+            $parts_cnt = count($parts) - 1;
+            while ($i < $parts_cnt
               && $i < $GLOBALS['cfg']['LeftFrameTableLevel']) {
                 $group_name = $parts[$i] . $sep;
                 $group_name_full .= $group_name;
@@ -1798,7 +1799,7 @@ function PMA_flipstring($string, $Separator = "<br />\n")
     $format_string = '';
     $charbuff = false;
 
-    for ($i = 0; $i < strlen($string); $i++) {
+    for ($i = 0, $str_len = strlen($string); $i < $str_len; $i++) {
         $char = $string{$i};
         $append = false;
 
@@ -1817,7 +1818,7 @@ function PMA_flipstring($string, $Separator = "<br />\n")
         }
 
         // do not add separator after the last character
-        if ($append && ($i != strlen($string)-1)) {
+        if ($append && ($i != $str_len - 1)) {
             $format_string .= $Separator;
         }
     }
@@ -2536,7 +2537,7 @@ function PMA_cacheUnset($var, $server = 0)
  */
 function PMA_printable_bit_value($value, $length) {
     $printable = '';
-    for ($i = 0; $i < ceil($length / 8); $i++) {
+    for ($i = 0, $len_ceiled = ceil($length / 8); $i < $len_ceiled; $i++) {
         $printable .= sprintf('%08d', decbin(ord(substr($value, $i, 1))));
     }
     $printable = substr($printable, -$length);
diff --git a/pmd_common.php b/pmd_common.php
index f23c53424..9205349aa 100644
--- a/pmd_common.php
+++ b/pmd_common.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function get_tab_info()
 {
     PMA_DBI_select_db($GLOBALS['db']);
     $tab_column = array();
-    for ($i = 0; $i < count($GLOBALS['PMD']["TABLE_NAME"]); $i++) {
+    for ($i = 0, $cnt = count($GLOBALS['PMD']["TABLE_NAME"]); $i < $cnt; $i++) {
         $fields_rs   = PMA_DBI_query('SHOW FULL FIELDS FROM '.PMA_backquote($GLOBALS['PMD']["TABLE_NAME_SMALL"][$i]), NULL, PMA_DBI_QUERY_STORE);
         $j = 0;
         while ($row = PMA_DBI_fetch_assoc($fields_rs)) {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ function get_script_contr()
         '<script type="text/javascript">' . "\n" .
         '// <![CDATA[' . "\n" .
         'var contr = new Array();' . "\n";
-    for ($i = 0; $i < count($con["C_NAME"]); $i++) {
+    for ($i = 0, $cnt = count($con["C_NAME"]); $i < $cnt; $i++) {
         $js_var = ' contr[' . $ti . ']';
         $script_contr .= $js_var . " = new Array();\n";
         $js_var .= "['" . $con['C_NAME'][$i] . "']";
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ function get_script_tabs()
         '<script type="text/javascript">' . "\n" .
         '// <![CDATA[' . "\n" .
         'var j_tabs = new Array();' . "\n";
-    for ($i = 0; $i < count($GLOBALS['PMD']['TABLE_NAME']); $i++) {
+    for ($i = 0, $cnt = count($GLOBALS['PMD']['TABLE_NAME']); $i < $cnt; $i++) {
         $script_tabs .= "j_tabs['" . $GLOBALS['PMD_URL']['TABLE_NAME'][$i] . "'] = '"
             . (PMA_foreignkey_supported($GLOBALS['PMD']['TABLE_TYPE'][$i]) ? '1' : '0') . "';\n";
     }
diff --git a/pmd_general.php b/pmd_general.php
index 479284ea2..8fd22fd39 100644
--- a/pmd_general.php
+++ b/pmd_general.php
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ echo $script_tabs . $script_contr . $script_display_field;
 <div id="id_scroll_tab" class="scroll_tab">
     <table width="100%" style="padding-left: 3px;">
 <?php
-for ($i = 0; $i < count($GLOBALS['PMD']['TABLE_NAME']); $i++) {
+$name_cnt = count($GLOBALS['PMD']['TABLE_NAME']);
+for ($i = 0; $i < $name_cnt; $i++) {
     ?>
     <tr><td title="<?php echo $strStructure; ?>" width="1px"
             onmouseover="this.className='L_butt2_2'"
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ for ($i = 0; $i < count($GLOBALS['PMD']['TABLE_NAME']); $i++) {
 </div>
 
 <div align="center">
-    <?php echo $strNumberOfTables ?>: <?php echo count($GLOBALS['PMD']['TABLE_NAME']) ?>
+    <?php echo $strNumberOfTables . ': ' . $name_cnt; ?>
 </div>
 <div align="right">
     <div id="layer_menu_sizer" onmousedown="layer_menu_cur_click=1">
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ for ($i = 0; $i < count($GLOBALS['PMD']["TABLE_NAME"]); $i++) {
     <?php if (! isset($tab_pos[$t_n])) echo 'style="display: none;"'; ?>>
     <?php
     $display_field = PMA_getDisplayField($db, $GLOBALS['PMD']["TABLE_NAME_SMALL"][$i]);
-    for ($j = 0; $j < count($tab_column[$t_n]["COLUMN_ID"]); $j++) {
+    for ($j = 0, $id_cnt = count($tab_column[$t_n]["COLUMN_ID"]); $j < $id_cnt; $j++) {
         ?>
 <tr id="id_tr_<?php
         echo $GLOBALS['PMD_URL']["TABLE_NAME_SMALL"][$i] . '.'
diff --git a/setup/lib/index.lib.php b/setup/lib/index.lib.php
index abdd4c45a..108b1b704 100644
--- a/setup/lib/index.lib.php
+++ b/setup/lib/index.lib.php
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ function perform_config_checks()
     $blowfish_secret = $cf->get('blowfish_secret');
     $blowfish_secret_set = false;
     $cookie_auth_used = false;
-    for ($i = 1; $i <= $cf->getServerCount(); $i++) {
+    for ($i = 1, $server_cnt = $cf->getServerCount(); $i <= $server_cnt; $i++) {
         $cookie_auth_server = ($cf->getValue("Servers/$i/auth_type") == 'cookie');
         $cookie_auth_used |= $cookie_auth_server;
         $server_name = $cf->getServerName($i);