# How to calculate size of folder?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-calculate-size-of-folder/255677
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [March 25, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-calculate-size-of-folder/255677 "2008-03-25T21:48:37Z")
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#### Post date: [March 25, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-calculate-size-of-folder/255677/1 "2008-03-25T21:48:37Z")

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Ok, how would I make a php get the size of a folder…?

What im trying to do is:

Get size of folder with contents  
see if the size of folder is equal to limit