Filesystem Functions
PHP Manual

disk_total_space

Returns the total size of a filesystem or disk partition

Description

floatfalse disk_total_space(string $directory)

Given a string containing a directory, this function will return the total number of bytes on the corresponding filesystem or disk partition.

Parameters

directory

A directory of the filesystem or disk partition.

Return Values

Returns the total number of bytes as a float or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 disk_total_space example

<?php
// $ds contains the total number of bytes available on "/"
$ds = disk_total_space("/");

// On Windows:
$ds = disk_total_space("C:");
$ds = disk_total_space("D:");
?>

Notes

Note: This function will not work on remote files as the file to be examined must be accessible via the server's filesystem.

See Also

  • disk_free_space