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. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 $result out > before freeing it to see what I mean). > > Basically, mysql_free_result() is database aware, and unset() is not. > > - B. > > On 10/12/07, Anthony Wlodarski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > What is the difference between let us say: unset($result); and > > mysql_free_result($result);? > > > > > > > > I noticed that unset's documentation doesn't include any information about > > memory being returned. > > > > > > > > Anthony Wlodarski > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
