PHP disk_total_space() function (with example)

Hey everyone,

I'm having trouble understanding how to use the PHP `disk_total_space()` function. I've tried looking at the documentation, but I'm still confused.

To give you some context, I'm currently working on a web project and I need to display the total disk space of the server where the website is hosted. I came across the `disk_total_space()` function in PHP, which claims to retrieve the total size of a directory.

Can anyone please explain how to use the `disk_total_space()` function with an example? I would really appreciate it if you could break it down step by step so I can understand it better.

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide!

Best regards,
[Your Name]

All Replies

eddie49

July 12 2023 at 07:11 PM

Hello folks,

I thought I'd chime in and share my experience with the `disk_total_space()` function in PHP. It can be quite useful when you need to fetch the total size of a specific directory on your server. Allow me to provide you with an example to make it easier to understand.

First, you'll need to define the directory path you want to target. Let's assume you want to find out the total disk space used by the "media" directory:

php
$directory = '/var/www/html/media';

$totalSpace = disk_total_space($directory);



echo "The total disk space of the \"$directory\" directory is: " . formatBytes($totalSpace);

In the above snippet, the `$directory` variable is set to the path of the desired directory. By passing this variable as an argument to `disk_total_space()`, you'll receive the total disk space in bytes.

To enhance the readability of the output, you can use the `formatBytes()` helper function. This function takes the byte size as input and converts it into a more human-friendly format, like kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), etc. Here's an illustration of how the `formatBytes()` function might look:

php
function formatBytes($bytes, $precision = 2) {

   $units = array('B', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB', 'TB');



   $bytes = max($bytes, 0);

   $pow = floor(($bytes ? log($bytes) : 0) / log(1024));

   $pow = min($pow, count($units) - 1);



   $bytes /= pow(1024, $pow);



   return round($bytes, $precision) . ' ' . $units[$pow];

}

By including the `formatBytes()` function in your code, you'll be able to display the total disk space in a more user-friendly manner.

I hope this explanation and example proved helpful in understanding how to utilize the `disk_total_space()` function in PHP. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask!

Best regards,
[Your Name]

Helpful (14)

morn

July 11 2023 at 06:05 AM

Hey [Your Name],

I've used the `disk_total_space()` function in my PHP project before, so I can help clarify how it works. This function is used to retrieve the total size of a specified directory on the server.

To use it, you simply need to pass the directory path as an argument to the function. For example, let's say you want to find the total disk space of the "public_html" directory:

php
$directory = '/home/your-username/public_html';

$totalSpace = disk_total_space($directory);



echo "The total disk space of the \"$directory\" directory is: " . formatBytes($totalSpace);

In the code above, we set the `$directory` variable to the desired directory path. Then, we call the `disk_total_space()` function and pass the `$directory` variable as an argument. The function will return the total disk space in bytes.

I've also added a helper function named `formatBytes()`, which converts the byte size into a more readable format (e.g., kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes). Here's an example implementation of `formatBytes()`:

php
function formatBytes($bytes, $precision = 2) {

   $units = array('B', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB', 'TB');



   $bytes = max($bytes, 0);

   $pow = floor(($bytes ? log($bytes) : 0) / log(1024));

   $pow = min($pow, count($units) - 1);



   $bytes /= pow(1024, $pow);



   return round($bytes, $precision) . ' ' . $units[$pow];

}

You can use this `formatBytes()` function to make the output more user-friendly.

I hope this explanation and example code help you understand how to use the `disk_total_space()` function in PHP. Let me know if you have any further questions!

Best regards,
[Your Name]

Helpful (9)

makenzie04

June 19 2023 at 04:14 AM

Hey there,

I've encountered the `disk_total_space()` function in PHP before, and it can indeed be handy when you need to retrieve the total size of a directory. Let me break it down for you with an example.

To start off, you'll need to specify the directory path as an argument to the `disk_total_space()` function. For instance, let's say you want to determine the total disk space of the "uploads" directory:

php
$directory = '/var/www/html/uploads';

$totalSpace = disk_total_space($directory);



echo "The total disk space of the \"$directory\" directory is: " . formatBytes($totalSpace);

In the code snippet above, we set the variable `$directory` to the path of the desired directory. We then pass this variable as the argument to `disk_total_space()`, which will provide us with the total disk space in bytes.

To make the output more readable, you can use the helper function `formatBytes()`, which converts the byte size to a human-friendly format. Here's an example implementation of the `formatBytes()` function:

php
function formatBytes($bytes, $precision = 2) {

   $units = array('B', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB', 'TB');



   $bytes = max($bytes, 0);

   $pow = floor(($bytes ? log($bytes) : 0) / log(1024));

   $pow = min($pow, count($units) - 1);



   $bytes /= pow(1024, $pow);



   return round($bytes, $precision) . ' ' . $units[$pow];

}

Once you've included the `formatBytes()` function, you can utilize it to present the output in a more understandable format.

I hope this clears things up and helps you grasp how to utilize the `disk_total_space()` function in PHP. If you have any further inquiries, feel free to ask!

Best regards,
[Your Name]

Helpful (14)

PHP disk_total_space() function (with example)

All Replies

More Topics Related to PHP

More Topics Related to Server

More Topics Related to Directory

Popular Tags

New to LearnPHP.org Community?