Re: get size of variable n bytes

Hello, This is a reply to an e-mail that you wrote on Wed, 16 Jul 2003 at 16:35, lines prefixed by '>' were originally written by you. > 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? The POST data is all sent as text anyway so what I said about assuming 1 character = 1 byte will be the best way of calculatuing the size of the entire request (remember to include all variable names, ?, & and = characters as well though). 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)