dba_open
dba_open
Open database
**dba_open** string $path string $mode $handler int $permission int $map_size $flags
establishes a database instance for
with using
.
dba_open``path``mode``handler
pathCommonly a regular path in your filesystem.
mode
It is for read access, for
read/write access to an already existing database,
for read/write access and database creation if it doesn't currently exist,
and for create, truncate and read/write access.
The database is created in BTree mode, other modes (like Hash or Queue)
are not supported.
r``w``c``n
Additionally you can set the database lock method with the next char.
Use to lock the database with a
file or to lock the databasefile itself. It is
important that all of your applications do this consistently.
`l``d`
If you want to test the access and do not want to wait for the lock
you can add as third character. When you are
absolutely sure that you do not require database locking you can do
so by using instead of or
. When none of ,
or is used, dba will lock
on the database file as it would with .
`t``-``l``d``d``l``-``d`
Opmerking: > There can only be one writer for one database file. When you use dba on a web server and more than one request requires write operations they can only be done one after another. Also read during write is not allowed. The dba extension uses locks to prevent this. See the following table:
`dba_close``"l"``"d"``mode`
handler
The name of the which
shall be used for accessing . It is passed
all optional parameters given to and
can act on behalf of them. If is null,
then the default handler is invoked.
handlerpath``dba_open``handler
permission
Optional integer parameter which is passed to the driver. It has the same meaning as
the parameter of ,
and defaults to .
permissions``chmod``0644
The , , ,
, , ,
, and drivers support the
parameter.
`db1``db2``db3``db4``dbm``gdbm``ndbm``lmdb``permission`
map_sizeOptional integer parameter which is passed to the driver. Its value should be a multiple of the
page size of the OS, or zero, to use the default map size.
Only the driver accepts the parameter.
`lmdb``map_size`
flags
Flags to pass to the database drivers. If null the default flags will be provided.
Currently, only the LMDB driver supports the following flags
and
.
DBA_LMDB_USE_SUB_DIR``DBA_LMDB_NO_SUB_DIR
Returns a instance on successreturn.falseforfailure.
Dba\Connection
false is returned and an level error is issued when
is null, but there is no default handler.
E_WARNING``handler
dba_popen``dba_close