unset是否释放内存之理解

unset用来销毁变量的，不一定释放内存！
实验证明在只有当指向该变量的所有变量（如引用变量）都被销毁后，才会释放内存。

<?php 
$a = 'I am test.'; 
$b = & $a;
echo $b ."n"; 
?>
输出结果非常明了:
I am test.

Example 3:

<?php 
$a = 'I am test.'; 
$b = & $a; 
unset($a);
echo $a ."n"; 
echo $b ."n";
?>
Notice: Undefined variable: a in /usr/local/www/apache22/data/test/gc.php on line 4
I am test.

Example 4:

<?php 
error_reporting(E_ALL); 
$a = 'I am test.'; 
$b = & $a;
unset($b);                                                                     
echo $a ."n"; 
echo $b ."n";
?>

I am test.
Notice: Undefined variable: b in /usr/local/www/apache22/data/test/gc.php on line 5

Example 5:

<?php 

$a = 'I am test.'; 
$b = & $a;
$a = null;
echo '$a = '. $a ."n"; 
echo'$b = '. $b ."n"; 
?>
$a = 
$b =

Example 6:

<?php 

$a = 'I am test.'; 
$b = & $a;
unset($a);
unset($b);
echo '$a = '. $a ."n"; 
echo'$b = '. $b ."n"; 
?>
Notice: Undefined variable: a in /usr/local/www/apache22/data/test/gc.php on line 5
Notice: Undefined variable: b in /usr/local/www/apache22/data/test/gc.php on line 5

2 查看内存使用情况
PHP内置函数memory_get_usage()能返回当前分配给PHP脚本的内存量，单位是字节（byte）。memory_get_peak_usage()函数返回内存使用峰值，getrusage()返回CUP使用情况。