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dba_delete

Name

dba_delete — Deletes a key.

Synopsis

bool dba_delete(key, dba_handle); string key: Key to delete resource dba_handle: Resource handle opened by dba_open() or dba_popen()

Returns

TRUE if the key was deleted; FALSE otherwise

Description

dba_delete() removes key-value pairs from the db file. If the key-value pair can be removed, the function returns TRUE. If the pair cannot be removed or the key cannot be found, FALSE is returned.

Version

PHP Version: 3.0.8+, 4.0b2+

Example

Example 211. Delete a key from a db file

$key = 'foo';
dba_delete ($key, $dba_handle)
    or die ("Key <i>$key</i> could not be deleted");

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