RE: [PHP] get size of variable n bytes

Yes, well, that complicates things. You see, I'm trying to determine the size that the $_POST variable will be in bytes, because there is a byte limit in the php.ini file for POST variable size, so I was hoping for something easy like bytes_size($_POST)... Would also be handy to calculate how much memory your script will use/need. So, you say there is no such function or no way to determine it? -----Original Message----- From: David Nicholson [mailto:me@djnicholson.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 4:36 PM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] get size of variable n bytes Hello, This is a reply to an e-mail that you wrote on Wed, 16 Jul 2003 at 15:31, lines prefixed by '>' were originally written by you. > One way would be to assume that 1 character takes 1 byte to store > so... > $sizeinbytes = strlen($field); Also, this will only work with text data as numbers types, bool types etc will be stored differently. David. -- phpmachine :: The quick and easy to use service providing you with professionally developed PHP scripts :: http://www.phpmachine.com/ Professional Web Development by David Nicholson http://www.djnicholson.com/ QuizSender.com - How well do your friends actually know you? http://www.quizsender.com/ (developed entirely in PHP) -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php