memory_get_usage

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Returns the amount of memory allocated to PHP.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

memory_get_usage Function synopsis

memory_get_usage(bool $real_usage = false): int

Parameters

$real_usage

OptionalTypeboolDefault valuefalse

Set this to true to get total memory allocated from system, including unused pages. If not set or false only the used memory is reported.

Return value

Typeint

Returns the memory amount in bytes.

Changes to the memory_get_usage Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: int
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($real_usage): bool
  • Parameter default value added for position #1 ($real_usage): false
- memory_get_usage($real_usage)
+ memory_get_usage(bool $real_usage = false): int

memory_get_usage Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes