<?php //memory_get_usage(); $m1 = memory_get_usage(); echo '<br /> m1:',$m1;//58096 $a = 'hello'; $b = str_repeat($a,1000); $m2 = memory_get_usage(); echo '<br /> m2:',$m2;//63424 unset($b); $m3 = memory_get_usage(); echo '<br /> m3:',$m3;//58456 ?>