php man page for dba_popen

DBA_POPEN(3)								 1							      DBA_POPEN(3)

dba_popen - Open database persistently

SYNOPSIS
       resource dba_popen (string  $path, string  $mode, [string  $handler], [mixed  $...])

DESCRIPTION
       dba_popen(3) establishes a persistent database instance for $path with $mode using $handler.

PARAMETERS
	      o $path
		- Commonly a regular path in your filesystem.

	      o $mode
		-  It is r for read access, w for read/write access to an already existing database, c for read/write access and database creation
		if it doesn't currently exist, and n for create, truncate and read/write access.

	      o $handler
		- The name of the handler which shall be used for accessing $path. It is passed all optional parameters given to dba_popen(3)  and
		can act on behalf of them.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns a positive handle on success or FALSE on failure.

SEE ALSO
       dba_open(3), dba_close(3).

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