Posted by amygdala on 04/27/07 23:22

"amygdala" <noreply@noreply.com> schreef in bericht
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> Hi,
>
> I've read a few threads in this group recently, discussing garbage
> collecting and unsetting variables and the likes. Concerning memory usage
> in PHP: what is good practice, i.e. what should I be worried about, or
> what kind of garbage collecting of my own should I consider?
>
> Would it be good practice for instance to unset or set variables to NULL
> immediately when I don't need them anymore. Also: do variables dissapear
> from memory when out of scope? I would hope so.
>
> Finally my gutfeeling tells me, that when a script stops, the memory that
> was taken up by the script would clear instantly, but that doesn't always
> seem the case considering what some people here have mentioned about it.
> What's the real deal?
>
> Thank you for any tips / advice on the matter.

Thanks for the response people. That's reassuring.

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