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Best way to destroy an object instance in php5

in php 5,  what is the best way to destroy an object instance?
For example:
$myObj = new clsMyClass();
... use the object

unset($myObj) ;     // is this the best way?  Is  $myObj = NULL;  better?

Do destructors defined in the class always run in either method above?

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Do a search on the word "destroy" on the following link and you may find your answer.

http://ca.php.net/oop
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unset is the proper way to destroy a variable, its faster than say setting $myArray = array();  Your also freeing up more memory by destroying the variable completely.  :-)  (even if it is only a little)
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