# dbase_numrecords

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

dbase_numrecords — Gets the number of records in a database

### Description

int dbase_numrecords ( int `$dbase_identifier` )

Gets the number of records (rows) in the specified database.

> Note: Record numbers are between 1 and dbase_numrecords($db), while field numbers are between 0 and dbase_numfields($db)-1.

### Parameters

`dbase_identifier`

  The database link identifier, returned by dbase_open() or dbase_create().

### Return Values

The number of records in the database, or `FALSE` if an error occurs.

### Examples

Example#1 Looping over all the records of the database

`<?php
// open in read-only mode
$db = dbase_open('/tmp/test.dbf', 0);
if ($db) {
$record_numbers = dbase_numrecords($db);
for ($i = 1; $i <= $record_numbers; $i++) {
// do something here, for each record
}
}
?>`

### See Also

- dbase_num_fields()