cvs: phpdoc /en/faq using.xml

philip Wed Aug 4 10:14:02 2004 EDT Modified files: /phpdoc/en/faq using.xml Log: Added faq about shorthand byte notation, and where it can and cannot be used. This deals with bug #22158 http://cvs.php.net/diff.php/phpdoc/en/faq/using.xml?r1=1.29&r2=1.30&ty=u Index: phpdoc/en/faq/using.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/faq/using.xml:1.29 phpdoc/en/faq/using.xml:1.30 --- phpdoc/en/faq/using.xml:1.29 Tue Jan 6 09:35:35 2004 +++ phpdoc/en/faq/using.xml Wed Aug 4 10:14:01 2004 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.29 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.30 $ --> <chapter id="faq.using"> <title>Using PHP</title> <titleabbrev>Using PHP</titleabbrev> @@ -383,6 +383,28 @@ &note.superglobals; + </answer> + </qandaentry> + + <qandaentry id="faq.using.shorthandbytes"> + <question> + <para> + A few PHP directives may also take on shorthand byte values, as opposed + to only <type>integer</type> byte values. What are all the available + shorthand byte options? And can I use these outside of &php.ini;? + </para> + </question> + <answer> + <para> + The available options are K (for kilobytes) and M (for megabytes), these + are case insensitive. Anything else assumes bytes. For example the + default value of <link linkend="ini.post-max-size">post_max_size</link> + is <literal>8M</literal> which stands for 8 Megabytes or + <literal>8388608</literal> bytes. You may not use these shorthand + notations outside of &php.ini;, instead use an <type>integer</type> + value of bytes. See the <function>ini_get</function> documentation for + an example on how to convert these values. + </para> </answer> </qandaentry>