How do I handle large files/streams in PHP?

Handling large files and streams in PHP can be challenging, but with the right techniques, you can efficiently manage and process them without running into memory issues or performance bottlenecks.

Keywords: PHP, large files, file handling, streams, memory management, performance optimization
Description: Learn how to effectively handle large files and streams in PHP using techniques such as file streaming, chunk processing, and leveraging PHP's built-in functions to optimize memory usage and performance.
<?php // PHP code to read large file in chunks $filePath = 'path/to/your/largefile.txt'; // Open the file for reading if ($handle = fopen($filePath, 'rb')) { // Read the file in chunks while (!feof($handle)) { // Read a chunk of 8192 bytes $buffer = fread($handle, 8192); // Process the chunk (for example, output it or save it to a database) echo nl2br($buffer); } // Close the file handle fclose($handle); } else { echo 'Error opening the file.'; } ?>

Keywords: PHP large files file handling streams memory management performance optimization