# dba_insert

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

dba_insert — Insert entry

### Description

bool dba_insert ( string `$key` , string `$value` , resource `$handle` )

dba_insert() inserts the entry described with `key` and `value` into the database.

### Parameters

`key`

  The key of the entry to be inserted. If this key already exist in the database, this function will fail. Use dba_replace() if you need to replace an existent key.

`value`

  The value to be inserted.

`handle`

  The database handler, returned by dba_open() or dba_popen().

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### See Also

- dba_exists()
- dba_delete()
- dba_fetch()
- dba_replace()