- str_repeat: documentation ( source)
- memory_get_usage: documentation ( source)
<?php
$a = "foobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisoutfoobarbizbazbuztestingthisout";
$b = str_repeat("a", 300);
echo "Static Var\n";
testCopy($a);
echo "Dynamic Var\n";
testCopy($b);
function testCopy($var) {
echo memory_get_usage() . "\n";
$var = (string) $var;
echo memory_get_usage() . "\n";
}