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dbase_create

(PHP 5 < 5.3.0, dbase 5, dbase 7)

dbase_create — Creates a database

Description

dbase_create() creates a dBase database with the given definition. If the file already exists, it is not truncated.dbase_pack() can be called to force truncation.

Note:

This function is affected by open_basedir.

Parameters

path

The path 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, a precision and a nullable flag. The supported field types are listed in the introduction section.

Note:

The fieldnames are limited in length and must not exceed 10 chars.

type

The type of database to be created. Either**[DBASE_TYPE_DBASE](dbase.constants.php#constant.dbase-type-dbase)** or**[DBASE_TYPE_FOXPRO](dbase.constants.php#constant.dbase-type-foxpro)**.

Return Values

Returns a database resource if the database is successfully created, or [false](reserved.constants.php#constant.false) if an error occurred.

Changelog

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"; }?>

Found A Problem?

denvolin ¶

7 years ago

There is no third param in this function. According to latest pecl package "dbase-pecl-php7", there are only 2 params.