Output Control Functions
PHP Manual

ob_get_length

Return the length of the output buffer

Description

int ob_get_length ( void )

This will return the length of the contents in the output buffer, in bytes.

Return Values

Returns the length of the output buffer contents, in bytes, or FALSE if no buffering is active.

Examples

Example #1 A simple ob_get_length example

<?php

ob_start();

echo "Hello ";

$len1 = ob_get_length();

echo "World";

$len2 = ob_get_length();

ob_end_clean();

echo $len1 . ", ." . $len2;
?>

The above example will output:

6, 11

See Also

  • ob_start
  • ob_get_contents