file_get_contents crash, if file is bigger than memory_limit

I really dont know, if this is the right board for this... but i think, i have to write it down. Please throw an error, if file_get_contents cant read a file because memory_limit overflow! I´ve programmed a tool parsing checksums from large files. Because i have to manage header-offsets, i have to read the files using file_get_contents. (This should be the fastest way for this task says the manual... right!) The problem is, that if the memory_limit in the php.ini is set to 64MB, and the file read in by file_get_contents is bigger than 64MB, file_get_contents crashes without an EXCETPION. This crash cant be catched! I want handle this this way: try{ $data = file_get_contents($file); } catch (MemoryLimitReachedException $e){ // try the same using a while loop reading the data! (This works!) } Hope, there is a solution for this. Thank you. Andreas http://www.php-gtk.eu/apps/emucontrolcenter -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/file_get_contents-crash%2C-if-file-is-bigger-than-memory_limit-tf3971711.html#a11273559 Sent from the PHP - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com.