Get Filesize Question

**Titan85** · 02-12-2007, 01:21 AM

I am attempting to get the filesize of a file not in the same directory as the page I am trying to get it from. I get an error each time I try to do this, but when I put the file in the same directory, it works fine. Does filesize() not support an http://url type of path. If not, is there any way I will be able to get the filesize? Thanks in advance

**mburt** · 02-12-2007, 01:29 AM

It has to be in your server configuration. Type in phpinfo(); to see your specs.

**Titan85** · 02-12-2007, 01:33 AM

Originally Posted by mburt

It has to be in your server configuration. Type in phpinfo(); to see your specs.

What needs to be done? I have the specs, but have no idea what to do with the info. Only thing I see that could be an issue is "Virtual Directory Support: disabled". Could that be it?

**mburt** · 02-12-2007, 01:46 AM

"allow_url_fopen" has to be "on"

**Titan85** · 02-12-2007, 01:49 AM

Originally Posted by mburt

"allow_url_fopen" has to be "on"

Its set to on. Could it be something else?

**mburt** · 02-12-2007, 01:54 AM

Could you show the script? (I just tested filesize(), it returns in bytes) I'm not sure what could be wrong...

**mburt** · 02-12-2007, 01:56 AM

Nevermind... it doesn't work for me either. I think it doesn't accept the http protocol.

**mburt** · 02-12-2007, 02:02 AM

After thinking it over, if you have URL file-acces enabled, you can use this script:

Code:

echo strlen(file_get_contents("http://filename"));

Each letter is read as a byte.

**Twey** · 02-12-2007, 02:15 AM

Ugh, that's hideous.

Do a HEAD request for it and read off the Content-Length.

**Titan85** · 02-12-2007, 04:22 AM

Originally Posted by Twey

Ugh, that's hideous.

Do a HEAD request for it and read off the Content-Length.

How would I go about doing that?

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