Amending Elements in a Database

You can amend an entry in a database with the dba_replace() function, which requires the name of a key, the new value to add, and a valid DBA resource. It returns true if all goes well and false if an error occurs. Listing 12.2 amends the code in Listing 12.1 so that keys are added regardless of existence.

Listing 12.2. Adding or Changing Items in a Database
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 6: <title>Listing 12.2 Adding or Changing Items 7: in a database</title> 8: </head> 9: <body> 10: <div> 11: Adding products now... 12: <?php 13: $dbh = dba_open( "./data/products", "c", "gdbm" ) 14: or die( "Couldn't open ...

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