Doc #51834 [Com]: shorthand notation states 1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51834&edit=1 ID: 51834 Comment by: foutrelis at gmail dot com Reported by: alexc223 at googlemail dot com Summary: shorthand notation states 1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes Status: Bogus Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: I agree with the submitter; the correct name (kibibyte) should be used to denote 1024 bytes. Some people do know the difference between the SI and IEC prefixes and this can confuse them. For the people that don't know, it's an opportunity to learn about this. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-05-16 20:55:42] alexc223 at googlemail dot com I disagree, many users don't even know that 'kB' and 'KiB' are different things but instead there is just 'kb' to them (I have no factual evidence to support this, however that is what can normally be seen from real-world users), therefore they're not going to know that a kilobyte should be 1024 bytes or 1000 bytes. The documentation should reflect the correct term and/or value - since this has caused me quite a bit of confusing when reading over it. It stated it 'K' was for Kilobyte but has a value of 1024; what is the correct meaning of 'K'? It has to be one or the other. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-05-16 20:41:59] johannes@php.net You might be correct from a scientifical or theoretical point if view. In real world average users expect a "kilobyte" to be 1024 bytes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-05-16 15:48:45] alexc223 at googlemail dot com Description: ------------ Within the documentation, the FAQs state that shorthand notation uses 'K' for Kilobytes which further goes on to state that 1 Kilobyte equals 1024 bytes. This is incorrect as 1 kilobyte actually equals 1000 bytes. 1 Kibibyte is equal to 1024, not kilobyte. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51834&edit=1