Limits on size of textfile opened?

[xvszero]

I have this...

$file = "FA_ccccCUST.txt";
$fp = fopen($file, "r") or die("bang, you're dead!");
$data = fread($fp, filesize($file));
fclose($fp);

And it seems to work on smaller files, but larger files (180 MB for instance) have problems. The PHP page won't even seem to do anything, it isn't even loading, it just... stops, but without displaying the die message either.

Anyone have any ideas?

[xvszero]

Actually on paring it down a bit this seems to be the line that is getting it f-ed up...

$data = fread($fp, filesize($file));

Maybe the file is too big for a PHP variable?

If so though, I'm not sure exactly how to do this. I guess I could do it line by line somehow?

[MykeXero]

I know on many ISPs that limit is set to 8MB or so.

If this your own build of php or an isp?

[Maximus9999]

yup, fread() can only read max 8mb.

http://ca3.php.net/fread

[MrCoder]

yup, fread() can only read max 8mb.

http://ca3.php.net/fread


That does not sound right to me?

Do you have error reporting enabled?

Have you tried disabling the script time-out?

[xvszero]

This is PHP running off our server here, I could get them to reconfigure stuff if need be.

Even if the fread could handle more though, could the PHP $data variable store a 180 MB string?!!!

I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to do it line by line for one reason or another...

[Maximus9999]

Yeah, was thinkin the same. 180mb is a lot of text :)

[xvszero]

Well even doing it line by line it tanks out when trying to put the 1072nd record into the mysql database. The record seems fine to me so not sure why it wouldn't be able to put it in there...

[xvszero]

Oh I see, it wouldn't take the ' in this ladies last name.

Hmm.