(PHP 4 >= 4.3.2, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
memory_get_usage — Returns the amount of memory allocated to PHP
$real_usage
= false
): intReturns the amount of memory, in bytes, that's currently being allocated to your PHP script.
real_usage
Set this to true
to get total memory allocated from
system, including unused pages.
If not set or false
only the used memory is reported.
Note:
PHP does not track memory that is not allocated by
emalloc()
Returns the memory amount in bytes.
Example #1 A memory_get_usage() example
<?php
// This is only an example, the numbers below will
// differ depending on your system
echo memory_get_usage() . "\n"; // 36640
$a = str_repeat("Hello", 4242);
echo memory_get_usage() . "\n"; // 57960
unset($a);
echo memory_get_usage() . "\n"; // 36744
?>