What is the better way of increase memory limit within PHP code?

Hi Experts!

I recently increased the directive memory_limit in PHP.INI to permit a 267M file download, in test server.

When asking to the infrastructure support people to make the same in production server the suggestion was to increase memory limit just when it's necessary, in PHP code, and then restore to the anterior limit.

What is the better way in doing that ? Better, by using Codeigniter?

And then how to obtain by code the current memory_limit before to increase it and to restore it after?

Thanks in advance

PHPApache Web Server

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Dave Baldwin

8/22/2022 - Mon

Dave Baldwin

10/27/2015

You can use 'ini_set' with 'memory_limit' at the top of your script.
http://php.net/manual/en/function.ini-set.php
http://php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.memory-limit

Eduardo Fuerte

10/27/2015

ASKER

I guess that way

ini_set( 'memory_limit', '1024M' );

And how to obtain the memory_limit directive before the operation, to restore it then?
Is it possible programatcically?

Dave Baldwin

10/27/2015

You don't have to restore it. When you use 'ini_set', it is only valid for that page. Just put the 'ini_set' command at the top of the page.

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Julian Hansen

10/27/2015

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