Database (dbm-style) Abstraction Layer

Introduction

These functions build the foundation for accessing Berkeley DB style databases.

This is a general abstraction layer for several file-based databases. As such, functionality is limited to a common subset of features supported by modern databases such as » Oracle Berkeley DB.

Installing/Configuring
Predefined Constants
Examples
- Basic usage
Dba\Connection — The Dba\Connection class
DBA Functions
- dba_close — Close a DBA database
- dba_delete — Delete DBA entry specified by key
- dba_exists — Check whether key exists
- dba_fetch — Fetch data specified by key
- dba_firstkey — Fetch first key
- dba_handlers — List all the handlers available
- dba_insert — Insert entry
- dba_key_split — Splits a key in string representation into array representation
- dba_list — List all open database files
- dba_nextkey — Fetch next key
- dba_open — Open database
- dba_optimize — Optimize database
- dba_popen — Open database persistently
- dba_replace — Replace or insert entry
- dba_sync — Synchronize database