Split File into Chunks

Demonstrates how to split a file into chunks.

Download Chilkat FileAccess ActiveX (freeware)

<?php

$fac = new COM("Chilkat.FileAccess");

//  Any type of file may be split.  It doesn't matter if it's
//  a binary file or a text file.
$fileToSplit = 'hamlet.xml';

$partPrefix = 'hamlet';
$partExtension = 'spl';
$maxChunkSize = 50000;
$destDirPath = '.';

//  Splits hamlet.xml into hamlet1.spl, hamlet2.spl, ...
//  Output files are written to the current working directory.
//  Each chunk will be 50000 bytes except for the last which
//  will be the remainder.
$success = $fac->SplitFile($fileToSplit,$partPrefix,$partExtension,$maxChunkSize,$destDirPath);

if ($success == true) {
    print 'Success.' . "\n";
}
else {
    print $fac->lastErrorText() . "\n";
}

?>