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[Brent Baisley]

unset will free the memory from php's memory, mysql_free_result will
free the memory from the database's memory. mysql_free_result really
has little effect on php memory usage.

On 10/12/07, Brian D. <brian at realm3.com> wrote:
> The difference, I think, lies in the fact that unset($result) unsets
> the "value" for a variable, whereas mysql_free_result actually free's
> the result identifier associated with $result (try echoing $result out
> before freeing it to see what I mean).
>
> Basically, mysql_free_result() is database aware, and unset() is not.
>
> - B.
>
> On 10/12/07, Anthony Wlodarski <aw at sap8.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > What is the difference between let us say: unset($result); and
> > mysql_free_result($result);?
> >
> >
> >
> > I noticed that unset's documentation doesn't include any information about
> > memory being returned.
> >
> >
> >
> > Anthony Wlodarski
> >
> > aw at sap8.com
> >
> >
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