function setMemoryForImage( $filename ){ $imageInfo = getimagesize($filename); $MB = 1048576; $K64 = 65536; $TWEAKFACTOR = 1.5; $memoryNeeded = round( ( $imageInfo[0] * $imageInfo[1] * $imageInfo['bits'] * $imageInfo['channels'] / 8 + $K64 ) * $TWEAKFACTOR ); //ini_get('memory_limit') only works if compiled with "--enable-memory-limit" also $memoryLimit = 8; if (function_exists('memory_get_usage') && memory_get_usage() + $memoryNeeded > $memoryLimit) { $newLimit = $memoryLimit + ceil( ( memory_get_usage() + $memoryNeeded - $memoryLimit ) / $MB ); ini_set( 'memory_limit', $newLimit . 'M' ); return true; }else return false; }