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<h1 class="refname">SQLite3::open</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">SQLite3::open</span> — <span class="dc-title">Opens an SQLite database</span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
<div class="methodsynopsis dc-description">
<span class="modifier">public</span> <span class="type"><span class="type void">void</span></span> <span class="methodname"><strong>SQLite3::open</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$filename</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">int</span> <code class="parameter">$flags</code><span class="initializer"> = SQLITE3_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE3_OPEN_CREATE</span></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$encryption_key</code></span>
]] )</div>
<p class="para rdfs-comment">
Opens an SQLite 3 Database. If the build includes encryption, then it will
attempt to use the key.
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<div class="refsect1 parameters" id="refsect1-sqlite3.open-parameters">
<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">filename</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
Path to the SQLite database, or <em>:memory:</em> to use in-memory database.
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</dd>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">flags</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
Optional flags used to determine how to open the SQLite database. By
default, open uses <em>SQLITE3_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE3_OPEN_CREATE</em>.
<ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem">
<p class="para">
<em>SQLITE3_OPEN_READONLY</em>: Open the database for
reading only.
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<li class="listitem">
<p class="para">
<em>SQLITE3_OPEN_READWRITE</em>: Open the database for
reading and writing.
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</li>
<li class="listitem">
<p class="para">
<em>SQLITE3_OPEN_CREATE</em>: Create the database if it
does not exist.
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</li>
</ul>
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</dd>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">encryption_key</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
An optional encryption key used when encrypting and decrypting an
SQLite database.
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</dd>
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<div class="refsect1 returnvalues" id="refsect1-sqlite3.open-returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
<p class="para">
No value is returned.
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<div class="refsect1 examples" id="refsect1-sqlite3.open-examples">
<h3 class="title">Examples</h3>
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<p><strong>Example #1 <span class="function"><strong>SQLite3::open()</strong></span> example</strong></p>
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<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">/**<br /> * Simple example of extending the SQLite3 class and changing the __construct<br /> * parameters, then using the open method to initialize the DB.<br /> */<br /></span><span style="color: #007700">class </span><span style="color: #0000BB">MyDB </span><span style="color: #007700">extends </span><span style="color: #0000BB">SQLite3<br /></span><span style="color: #007700">{<br /> function </span><span style="color: #0000BB">__construct</span><span style="color: #007700">()<br /> {<br /> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$this</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">open</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'mysqlitedb.db'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /> }<br />}<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$db </span><span style="color: #007700">= new </span><span style="color: #0000BB">MyDB</span><span style="color: #007700">();<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$db</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">exec</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'CREATE TABLE foo (bar STRING)'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$db</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">exec</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"INSERT INTO foo (bar) VALUES ('This is a test')"</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$result </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$db</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">query</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SELECT bar FROM foo'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">var_dump</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$result</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">fetchArray</span><span style="color: #007700">());<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
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