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<h1 class="refname">dbase_create</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 5 < 5.3.0, dbase 5, dbase 7)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">dbase_create</span> — <span class="dc-title">Creates a database</span></p>
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<div class="refsect1 description" id="refsect1-function.dbase-create-description">
<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
<div class="methodsynopsis dc-description">
<span class="type">resource</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>dbase_create</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$filename</code></span>
, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">array</span> <code class="parameter">$fields</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">int</span> <code class="parameter">$type</code><span class="initializer"> = DBASE_TYPE_DBASE</span></span>
] )</div>
<p class="para rdfs-comment">
<span class="function"><strong>dbase_create()</strong></span> creates a dBase database with the given
definition.
If the file already exists, it is not truncated.
<span class="function"><a href="function.dbase-pack.html" class="function">dbase_pack()</a></span> can be called to force truncation.
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<blockquote class="note"><p><strong class="note">Note</strong>: <span class="simpara">When <a href="features.safe-mode.html" class="link">safe mode</a> is enabled, PHP checks whether
the files or directories being operated upon have the same UID (owner) as the
script that is being executed.</span></p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="note"><p><strong class="note">Note</strong>: <p class="para">This function is affected by <a href="ini.core.html#ini.open-basedir" class="link">open_basedir</a>.</p></p></blockquote>
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<div class="refsect1 parameters" id="refsect1-function.dbase-create-parameters">
<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
<p class="para">
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<dt>
<code class="parameter">filename</code></dt>
<dd>
<p class="para">
The name of the database. It can be a relative or absolute path to
the file where dBase will store your data.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<code class="parameter">fields</code></dt>
<dd>
<p class="para">
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 <a href="intro.dbase.html" class="link">introduction section</a>.
</p>
<blockquote class="note"><p><strong class="note">Note</strong>:
<p class="para">
The fieldnames are limited in length and must not exceed 10 chars.
</p>
</p></blockquote>
</dd>
<dt>
<code class="parameter">type</code></dt>
<dd>
<p class="para">
The type of database to be created. Either
<strong><code>DBASE_TYPE_DBASE</code></strong> or
<strong><code>DBASE_TYPE_FOXPRO</code></strong>.
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
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<div class="refsect1 returnvalues" id="refsect1-function.dbase-create-returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
<p class="para">
Returns a database link identifier if the database is successfully created,
or <strong><code>FALSE</code></strong> if an error occurred.
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<div class="refsect1 changelog" id="refsect1-function.dbase-create-changelog">
<h3 class="title">Changelog</h3>
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<th>Version</th>
<th>Description</th>
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<tbody class="tbody">
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<td>dbase 7.0.0</td>
<td>
The <code class="parameter">type</code> parameter has been added.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>dbase 7.0.0</td>
<td>
The return value is now a <span class="type"><a href="language.types.resource.html" class="type resource">resource</a></span> instead of an
<span class="type"><a href="language.types.integer.html" class="type int">int</a></span>.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<div class="refsect1 examples" id="refsect1-function.dbase-create-examples">
<h3 class="title">Examples</h3>
<p class="para">
<div class="example" id="example-1219">
<p><strong>Example #1 Creating a dBase database file</strong></p>
<div class="example-contents">
<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">// database "definition"<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$def </span><span style="color: #007700">= array(<br /> array(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"date"</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">"D"</span><span style="color: #007700">),<br /> array(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"name"</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">"C"</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">50</span><span style="color: #007700">),<br /> array(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"age"</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">"N"</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">3</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">),<br /> array(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"email"</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">"C"</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">128</span><span style="color: #007700">),<br /> array(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"ismember"</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">"L"</span><span style="color: #007700">)<br />);<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">// creation<br /></span><span style="color: #007700">if (!</span><span style="color: #0000BB">dbase_create</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'/tmp/test.dbf'</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$def</span><span style="color: #007700">)) {<br /> echo </span><span style="color: #DD0000">"Error, can't create the database\n"</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br />}<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
</span>
</code></div>
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<div class="refsect1 seealso" id="refsect1-function.dbase-create-seealso">
<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
<p class="para">
<ul class="simplelist">
<li class="member"><span class="function"><a href="function.dbase-open.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">dbase_open()</a> - Opens a database</span></li>
<li class="member"><span class="function"><a href="function.dbase-close.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">dbase_close()</a> - Closes a database</span></li>
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