leak
Name
leak — Leaks a specified amount of memory.
Synopsis
void leak
(bytes);
integer bytes: Number of
bytes to leak
Description
leak() is used to force PHP to leak a specified
amount of memory. This function is used to help debug
PHP's memory manager. In short, this function is quite
useless for most developers.
Version
PHP Version: 3+, 4+
Example
Example 760. Leak 64k of
memory
leak (1 << 16);
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