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disk_free_space()

disk_free_space - Returns available space on filesystem or disk partition

Syntax

float disk_free_space (string $directory)

Arguments

  • directory - A directory of the filesystem or disk partition. Note: Given a file name instead of a directory, the behaviour of the function is unspecified and may differ between operating systems and PHP versions.

Description

Given a string containing a directory, this function will return the number of bytes available on the corresponding filesystem or disk partition.

Version

PHP 4.1.0, 5

Return value

Returns the number of available bytes as a float or FALSE on failure.