Using return_bytes, this helper runs the Garbage Collector when the memory usage passes a given percentage

cleanMemoryWithGC.php

/**
 * @param float $percentage A value between 0 and 1
 */
function cleanMemoryWithGC($percentage)
{
    if ((return_bytes(ini_get('memory_limit')) * $percentage) <= memory_get_usage()) {
        $percentage *= 100;
        Log::info('cleanMemoryWithGC', ['message' => "Rodando o Garbage Collector, pois mais de $percentage% do limite de memória disponível para o PHP está sendo utilizado..."]);
        gc_collect_cycles();
    }
}