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Format a File Size

Type:	code fragment
Added by:	kingtech
Entered:	16/05/2001
Last modified:	09/12/2000
Rating:	- (fewer than 3 votes)
Views:	5714

Function for calculating and formating a file size in bytes to human readble format

<?php
function get_filesize ($dsize) {

                                        if (strlen($dsize) <= 9 && strlen($dsize) >= 7) {                

                                            $dsize = number_format($dsize / 1048576,1);

                                            return "$dsize MB";

                                        } elseif (strlen($dsize) >= 10) {

                                            $dsize = number_format($dsize / 1073741824,1);

                                            return "$dsize GB";

                                        } else {

                                            $dsize = number_format($dsize / 1024,1);

                                            return "$dsize KB";

                                        }

                            }
?>

Usage Example

$svra = diskfreespace("/usr2");

                            $svrb = diskfreespace("/var/ftp");

                            $totaldf = $svra + $svrb;

                                

                            echo "/usr2: " . get_filesize($svra) . "<br>";

                            echo "/var : " . get_filesize($svrb) . "<br>";

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