dbase_create
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
dbase_create — Creates a database
Description
$filename
, array $fields
)dbase_create() creates a dBase database with the given definition.
Note: When safe mode is enabled, PHP checks whether the files or directories being operated upon have the same UID (owner) as the script that is being executed.
Note:
This function is affected by open_basedir.
Parameters
-
filename -
The name of the database. It can be a relative or absolute path to the file where dBase will store your data.
-
fields -
An array of arrays, each array describing the format of one field of the database. Each field consists of a name, a character indicating the field type, and optionally, a length, and a precision.
Note:
The fieldnames are limited in length and must not exceed 10 chars.
Return Values
Returns a database link identifier if the database is successfully created,
or FALSE if an error occurred.
Examples
Example #1 Creating a dBase database file
<?php
// database "definition"
$def = array(
array("date", "D"),
array("name", "C", 50),
array("age", "N", 3, 0),
array("email", "C", 128),
array("ismember", "L")
);
// creation
if (!dbase_create('/tmp/test.dbf', $def)) {
echo "Error, can't create the database\n";
}
?>
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