gistfile1.php

<?php
function memdiff() {
    static $int = null;

    $current = memory_get_usage();

    if ($int === null) {
        $int = $current;
    } else {
        print ($current - $int) . "\n";
        $int = $current;
    }
}

function object_no_unset($iters) {
    $i = 0;
    $object = new StdClass;

    for (;$i < $iters; $i++) {
        $object->{"member_" . $i}= array("blah blah blha" => 12345);
        $object->{"membersonly_" . $i}= new StdClass;
        $object->{"onlymember"}= array("blah blah blha" => 12345);
    }
}

function object_parent_unset($iters) {
    $i = 0;
    $object = new StdClass;

    for (;$i < $iters; $i++) {
        $object->{"member_" . $i}= array("blah blah blha" => 12345);
        $object->{"membersonly_" . $i}= new StdClass;
        $object->{"onlymember"}= array("blah blah blha" => 12345);
    }

    unset ($object);
}

function object_item_unset($iters) {
    $i = 0;
    $object = new StdClass;

    for (;$i < $iters; $i++) {

        $object->{"member_" . $i}= array("blah blah blha" => 12345);
        $object->{"membersonly_" . $i}= new StdClass;
        $object->{"onlymember"}= array("blah blah blha" => 12345);

        unset ($object->{"membersonly_" . $i});
        unset ($object->{"member_" . $i});
        unset ($object->{"onlymember"});
    }
    unset ($object);
}

function array_no_unset($iters) {
    $i = 0;
    $object = array();

    for (;$i < $iters; $i++) {
        $object["member_" . $i] = array("blah blah blha" => 12345);
        $object["membersonly_" . $i] = new StdClass;
        $object["onlymember"] = array("blah blah blha" => 12345);
    }
}

function array_parent_unset($iters) {
    $i = 0;
    $object = array();

    for (;$i < $iters; $i++) {
        $object["member_" . $i] = array("blah blah blha" => 12345);
        $object["membersonly_" . $i] = new StdClass;
        $object["onlymember"] = array("blah blah blha" => 12345);
    }
    unset ($object);
}

function array_item_unset($iters) {
    $i = 0;
    $object = array();

    for (;$i < $iters; $i++) {
        $object["member_" . $i] = array("blah blah blha" => 12345);
        $object["membersonly_" . $i] = new StdClass;
        $object["onlymember"] = array("blah blah blha" => 12345);

        unset ($object["membersonly_" . $i]);
        unset ($object["member_" . $i]);
        unset ($object["onlymember"]);
    }
    unset ($object);
}

$callbacks = array(
        'object_item_unset',
        'object_parent_unset',
        'object_no_unset',

        'array_item_unset',
        'array_parent_unset',
        'array_no_unset',
);
shuffle($callbacks);

memdiff(); // Get initial memory usage

foreach ( $callbacks as $callback )
{
        echo "== $callback ==\n";
        $callback($iterations);
        memdiff();
}