gc_enabled

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

gc_enabled — Returns status of the circular reference collector

Description

gc_enabled(): bool

Returns status of the circular reference collector.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns true if the garbage collector is enabled, false otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 A gc_enabled() example

<?php
if(gc_enabled()) gc_collect_cycles();
?>

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Anonymous ¶

15 years ago

If I understand correctly, the php.ini parameter zend.enable_gc (see http://www.php.net/manual/en/info.configuration.php) determines whether garbage collection is enabled:



<?php



var_dump(gc_enabled());

ini_set('zend.enable_gc', 0);

var_dump(gc_enabled());



?>



In PHP 5.3.0 this prints:



bool(true)

bool(false)



Oh, and of course gc_enable() and gc_disable() turn on or off the collection of garbage.