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    dbase_create

    (PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

    dbase_create — Creates a database

    Description

    int dbase_create ( string $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";
    }

    ?>

    See Also

    User Contributed Notes

    karl at kingkarl dot com
    6 years ago
    Format Description:

    Date "D" - no field length or precision
    NOTE: format "Ymd"

    Logic "L" - no field length or precision
    NOTE: must be entered as either "T" or "F"

    Character "C" - field length no precision
    NOTE: string will be truncated at given length

    Numeric "N" - field length with precision
    NOTE: Numeric includes precision

    eg "45" = Length: 2, Precision: 0
    eg "45.1" = Length:4, Precision:1
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