# dba_firstkey

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

dba_firstkey — Fetch first key

### Description

string dba_firstkey ( resource `$handle` )

dba_firstkey() returns the first key of the database and resets the internal key pointer. This permits a linear search through the whole database.

### Parameters

`handle`

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

### Return Values

Returns the key on success, or `FALSE` on failure.

### See Also

- dba_nextkey()
- dba_key_split()
- Example 2 in the DBA examples