openbsd-ports/www/php4/extensions/pkg/DESCR-dbase
avsm a5c226010f Import php4-4.2.1 extensions
This module generates a bunch of php4 extensions as shared modules,
and seperates them out into multiple packages.

End result is that you can pkg_add individual modules now without
getting into the mess of flavors that we've had in the past. 

Work by wilfried@ and me,  espie@ ok
2002-06-24 19:27:46 +00:00

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These functions allow you to access records stored in dBase-format
(dbf) databases.
There is no support for indexes or memo fields. There is no support
for locking, too. Two concurrent webserver processes modifying the
same dBase file will very likely ruin your database.
dBase files are simple sequential files of fixed length records.
Records are appended to the end of the file and delete records are
kept until you call dbase_pack().
We recommend that you do not use dBase files as your production
database. Choose any real SQL server instead; MySQL or Postgres are
common choices with PHP. dBase support is here to allow you to
import and export data to and from your web database, because the
file format is commonly understood by Windows spreadsheets and
organizers.