DBASE_CREATE(3) 							 1							   DBASE_CREATE(3)

dbase_create - Creates a database

SYNOPSIS

       int dbase_create (string  $filename, array  $fields)

DESCRIPTION

       dbase_create(3) 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

	      o $filename
		- The name of the database. It can be a relative or absolute path to the file where dBase will store your data.

	      o $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
";
	      }

	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       dbase_open(3), dbase_close(3).

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