Re: handling large files w/readfile

Hello! > i'm working on a app which output files with readfile() and some headers.. > i read a comment in the manual that says if your outputting a file php > will > use the same amount of memory as the size of the file. so, if the file is > 100MB php will use 100MB of memory.. is this true? > > if it is, how can i work around this? Do not use readfile() or file_get_contents() to read the full file in one step. Read file in smaller chunks to a buffer variable whith fread() and output that immediately in the cycle. And again and again... You can read terrabytes of data and utput them, the amount of memory needed is based on your buffer size. -- ============================================================= Heilig (Cece) Szabolcs - cece@php.net - http://www.phphost.hu =============================================================