note 112806 added to function.filesize

This functions returns the exact file size for file larger than 2 GB on 32 bit OS: <?php function file_get_size($file) { //open file $fh = fopen($file, "r"); //declare some variables $size = "0"; $char = ""; //set file pointer to 0; I'm a little bit paranoid, you can remove this fseek($fh, 0, SEEK_SET); //set multiplicator to zero $count = 0; while (true) { //jump 1 MB forward in file fseek($fh, 1048576, SEEK_CUR); //check if we actually left the file if (($char = fgetc($fh)) !== false) { //if not, go on $count ++; } else { //else jump back where we were before leaving and exit loop fseek($fh, -1048576, SEEK_CUR); break; } } //we could make $count jumps, so the file is at least $count * 1.000001 MB large //1048577 because we jump 1 MB and fgetc goes 1 B forward too $size = bcmul("1048577", $count); //now count the last few bytes; they're always less than 1048576 so it's quite fast $fine = 0; while(false !== ($char = fgetc($fh))) { $fine ++; } //and add them $size = bcadd($size, $fine); fclose($fh); return $size; } ?> ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.199 Probable Submitter: 84.189.254.202 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/function.filesize.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/112806 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112806/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112806/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112806/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112806/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112806/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112806/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112806 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/112806 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php