PHP diskfreespace() Function
The PHP diskfreespace() function returns the free space, in bytes, available on the specified filesystem or disk partition. This function is an alias of disk_free_space() function.
Note: This function does not work on remote files as the file to be examined must be accessible via the server's filesystem.
Syntax
diskfreespace(directory)
Parameters
directory |
Required. Specify a directory of the filesystem or disk partition. |
Return Value
Returns the number of available bytes as a float or false on failure.
Example:
The example below shows the usage of diskfreespace() function.
<?php
//number of bytes available on "/"
echo diskfreespace("/")."\n";
//on Windows
echo diskfreespace("C:")."\n";
echo diskfreespace("D:")."\n";
?>
The output of the above code will be:
10376712192 15352312451 23289895439
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