On 4/24/06, David Killen <davek@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is there a maximum size for a variable in PHP. A client of mine is > having problems working with a file of around 4Mb. Not really being a > php developer I cannot really answer him. To quote him: > > We are not uploading excel from ftp. We are reading excel file which is > about 4 MB. In php settings maximum size of any variable is set to 2 MB so > this setting has to change. As any file reading in a variable will only read > up to 2 MB and then it will stop. > > I wasn't aware of any setting that allows you to change the max variable > size. Can anyone shed any light on this? memory_limit will affect this. http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php and http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.php#ini.list will show you how to change the limit. -- Postgresql & php tutorials http://www.designmagick.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
