- memory_get_usage: documentation ( source)
<?php
$array = ['foo'=>1];
$last = $current = memory_get_usage();
foreach($array as $k=>&$v)
{
$last = $current;
$current = memory_get_usage();
echo "Diff is " . ($current - $last) . "\n";
$array['baz']=3;
$last = $current;
$current = memory_get_usage();
echo "Diff is " . ($last - $current) . "\n";
echo $v . "\n";
}