It seems MUCH more likely to me that the filesize() is being used on some kind of URL that does a re-direct -- and the filesize() may not follow the re-direct for you... The size is the size, in bytes. Overhead in the local OS for block management is not something PHP will be able to predict for you, I don't think. On Mon, March 12, 2007 5:52 pm, Jim Lucas wrote: > Riyadh S. Alshaeiq wrote: >> Thank you Mickey, but I have already looked in there and the >> function posted >> in the notes is working just fine for getting the size on disk which >> I am >> not interested in, I need the actual size that when you download a >> file to a >> machine you will get.. >> >> Riyadh >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mikey [mailto:frak@xxxxxxxxxx] >> Sent: 9/Mar/2007 2:57 PM >> To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: looking for two remote functions >> >> Riyadh S. Alshaeiq wrote: >>> Hello everybody, >>> >>> I am looking for an HTTP function for getting remote filesizes. >>> Keeping >> in >>> mind that I am NOT interested in getting the "size on disk" figure, >>> I need >>> the actual size of the files when downloaded to a local machine. >>> Please >> let >>> me know if there are any.. >>> >>> Another thing, I also need a remote function that gets the created >>> date >> and >>> last modified separately, if possible.. >>> >>> Best regards >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> Try looking here: >> >> http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.filesize.php >> >> If the function itself isn't of use to you, look further down in the >> notes and I am sure you will find something useful. >> >> Mikey >> > Ok, been listening/reading this for a few days now. > > Are you wanting to get the block size of a file that you plan on > downloading from a server to your local computer? > > If so, is your client going to be on a windows box or *nix box or mac? > > They all have different block size. > > Default for linux is 1024, default for openbsd is 512, and probably > even > different for a mac even though it is running a flavor of bsd. > > You can see how this might cause a problem in determining the number > of > blocks that a given file will occupy once downloaded. > > There is now php/javascript/html/css/etc... function that will give > you > the block size of the client. Only then would you be able to > calculate > the actually number of blocks that will be required for any given > download. > > You can, how ever, calculate the number of blocks that a file takes up > on a server, by looking at various specs on the system. > ls -s <filename> > will return to you the number of blocks that a file occupies on the > server file system. This number may, but probably not, correspond to > the number of blocks the same file will occupy on your client system. > > Hope this clears things up a bit. > > I will be glad to offer more advice if more is needed. > > -- > Enjoy, > > Jim Lucas > > Different eyes see different things. Different hearts beat on > different > strings. But there are times for you and me when all such things > agree. > > - Rush > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some starving artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
