(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
dbase_replace_record — Replaces a record in a database
$dbase_identifier
, array $record
, int $record_number
)Replaces the given record in the database with the given data.
dbase_identifierThe database link identifier, returned by dbase_open() or dbase_create().
recordAn indexed array of data. The number of items must be equal to the number of fields in the database, otherwise dbase_replace_record() will fail.
Note:
If you're using dbase_get_record() return value for this parameter, remember to reset the key named deleted.
record_numberAn integer which spans from 1 to the number of records in the database (as returned by dbase_numrecords()).
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Example #1 Updating a record in the database
<?php
// open in read-write mode
$db = dbase_open('/tmp/test.dbf', 2);
if ($db) {
// gets the old row
$row = dbase_get_record_with_names($db, 1);
// remove the 'deleted' entry
unset($row['deleted']);
// Update the date field with the current timestamp
$row['date'] = date('Ymd');
// Replace the record
dbase_replace_record($db, $row, 1);
dbase_close($db);
}
?>